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Re: [cobalt-users] pop3/imap



"[C] Paulick, Jim" wrote:

> Is there a good reason why pop3 and imap run by default and have open ports...   Even if you have the email server box unchecked, it doesn't explain that that only refers to the smtp. That's a little misleading to folks that would read the the email server checkbox as meaning that NO mail server related stuff is running.

Without saying that this is or isn't a good idea <wry grin>, it's most
likely because SMTP, POP3 and IMAP are different servers.

Jeff
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