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Try to get authorative information from the ISP's online tutorials, documentation or similar first (e.g. search "site:example.net Thunderbird" or "POP3" or "Outlook". Only when that fails, do try/error. | Try to get authorative information from the ISP's online tutorials, documentation or similar first (e.g. search "site:example.net Thunderbird" or "POP3" or "Outlook". Only when that fails, do try/error. | ||
==== Secure Auth ==== | ==== Secure Auth ==== | ||
This is whether the password must be sent in clear or can be encrypted (hashed via MD5). | This is whether the password must be sent in clear or can be encrypted (hashed via MD5). | ||
To find out manually, you can contact the server directly and talk the POP/IMAP/SMTP manually. Use <code>netcat -v <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> (preferred) or <code>telnet <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> as "client". | To find out manually, you can contact the server directly and talk the POP/IMAP/SMTP protocol manually. Use <code>netcat -v <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> (preferred) or <code>telnet <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> as "client". | ||
* POP3: when you see "+OK WEB.DE POP3-Server" or similar, enter <code>CAPA<code>, hit return. | * POP3: when you see "+OK WEB.DE POP3-Server" or similar, enter <code>CAPA<code>, hit return. | ||