https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/26497/any-tech-it-gurus-out-there Essential problem - I can&#39;t get Outlook to connect to a POP3 server, but it will connect via IMAP History - PC laptop bit slow at times, occasional black screen on start-up. Back up all documents to portable HDD, delete a lot of old stuff includingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189596?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:55:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c762c5eb-004f-4358-8877-44e444aa4762Anthony Todd<p>[quote user=&quot;Iain Richards&quot;]Typing &quot;Buy a Mac you fool&quot; will not be regarded as helpful.[/quote]</p> <p>My sympathy!&nbsp; My sons, in high end computer graphics, say that to me when BT goes down again!!!!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189578?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:55:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1412a29d-3d9d-4655-81d4-bee320fc6b14Iain Richards<p>Settings correct, 2 step is worth considering, thanks</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/189571?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:23:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2ac5d4a0-92ad-4bf7-a2ec-b6efcc396b1bRob Loxley<p>If it works with IMAP but not POP, have you got the settings correct, particularly port number and whether using a secure connection. Also if you mail provider is doing 2 step authentication it can mean getting the desktop connection &#39;approved&#39; from within the webmail portal.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>