Re: iPAQ AND POP3 Access

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From: David Hettel MS MVP - Mobile Devices (dhettel_at_fuse.net)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:33:16 -0400

You should only need those two ports (110 and 25) open. Perhaps the other
(outside network) is with a different ISP? This will results in the ISP
blocking access. 

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"Jiri" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3c6301c4a589$cde1dad0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>   What ports do need to be open in order to be able to
> access a POP3 email account from my iPAQ? It works fine
> from inside the network (connected using a WiFi
> connection) but it fails from the outside (connectd to a
> different subnet using WiFi as well). I have ports 110
> and 25 open and Outlook Express works fine without a
> problem. The problem is probably with my router setup but
> I cannot find any relevant entries in the log file
> telling me what additional ports it needs open. Thanks.
>
> Jiri

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