Ooops POP3 connect: Error [] Post via Email

  • I am trying to set up my email so I can post by it but it isn’t working. I keep getting this error that says “Ooops POP3 connect: Error [] ” I know I have all of the right information! Please HELP!!!

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  • You have entered your data in the Control Panel
    – Mail Server
    – Port
    – User Name
    – Password

    Did you do anything else?

    This message says that you need to define your user name with the the [email protected] format, instead of just user.

    Are you using GMail? They require POP3 over SSL, which won’t work.

    Thread Starter xchaos

    (@xchaos)

    I tried using gmail then I tried using my hosting service because they give me email with my account and that didn’t work either
    do you know if yahoo works?

    I don’t know if Yahoo works.

    Does your host use regular ol’ POP3, or do they use POP3-over-SSL? If the former, you should be able to make things work. If the latter, then it won’t work — unless someone modifies the wp-mail.php script to speak SSL …

    Thread Starter xchaos

    (@xchaos)

    I don’t know, I’ll ask them. I am using Doteasy so I’d have to check.

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