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user pop3

user pop3

Use this command to configure users who authenticate on a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) server. Your Internet server uses the POP3 protocol to receive and hold emails.

History

The following table shows all newly added, changed, or removed entries as of FortiOS 6.0.2.

Command Description

set ssl-min-proto-version {default | SSLv3 | TLSv1 | TLSv1-1 | TLSv1-2}

Set the minimum SSL version that can be used for SSL/TLS-protected StartTLS or POP3s sessions.

The default value is default which means to follow the global minimum set by the ssl-min-proto-version option of the config system global command.

config user pop3
    edit {name}
    # POP3 server entry configuration.
        set name {string}   POP3 server entry name. size[35]
        set server {string}   {<name_str|ip_str>} server domain name or IP. size[63]
        set port {integer}   POP3 service port number. range[0-65535]
        set secure {none | starttls | pop3s}   SSL connection.
                none      None.
                starttls  Use StartTLS.
                pop3s     Use POP3 over SSL.
        set ssl-min-proto-version {option}   Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections (default is to follow system global setting).
                default  Follow system global setting.
                SSLv3    SSLv3.
                TLSv1    TLSv1.
                TLSv1-1  TLSv1.1.
                TLSv1-2  TLSv1.2.
    next
end

Additional information

The following section is for those options that require additional explanation.

port <port>

POP3 service port number. This is set to 110 by default).

secure {none | starttls | pop3s}

Security measure to apply: none, starttls (by default), or pop3s (POP3 over SSL).

server <name/ip>

Domain name or IP address of the POP3 email server.

ssl-min-proto-version {default | SSLv3 | TLSv1 | TLSv1-1 | TLSv1-2}

Set the minimum SSL version that can be used for SSL/TLS-protected StartTLS POP3s sessions.

The default value is default which means to follow the global minimum set by the ssl-min-proto-version option of the config system global command.

user pop3

Use this command to configure users who authenticate on a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) server. Your Internet server uses the POP3 protocol to receive and hold emails.

History

The following table shows all newly added, changed, or removed entries as of FortiOS 6.0.2.

Command Description

set ssl-min-proto-version {default | SSLv3 | TLSv1 | TLSv1-1 | TLSv1-2}

Set the minimum SSL version that can be used for SSL/TLS-protected StartTLS or POP3s sessions.

The default value is default which means to follow the global minimum set by the ssl-min-proto-version option of the config system global command.

config user pop3
    edit {name}
    # POP3 server entry configuration.
        set name {string}   POP3 server entry name. size[35]
        set server {string}   {<name_str|ip_str>} server domain name or IP. size[63]
        set port {integer}   POP3 service port number. range[0-65535]
        set secure {none | starttls | pop3s}   SSL connection.
                none      None.
                starttls  Use StartTLS.
                pop3s     Use POP3 over SSL.
        set ssl-min-proto-version {option}   Minimum supported protocol version for SSL/TLS connections (default is to follow system global setting).
                default  Follow system global setting.
                SSLv3    SSLv3.
                TLSv1    TLSv1.
                TLSv1-1  TLSv1.1.
                TLSv1-2  TLSv1.2.
    next
end

Additional information

The following section is for those options that require additional explanation.

port <port>

POP3 service port number. This is set to 110 by default).

secure {none | starttls | pop3s}

Security measure to apply: none, starttls (by default), or pop3s (POP3 over SSL).

server <name/ip>

Domain name or IP address of the POP3 email server.

ssl-min-proto-version {default | SSLv3 | TLSv1 | TLSv1-1 | TLSv1-2}

Set the minimum SSL version that can be used for SSL/TLS-protected StartTLS POP3s sessions.

The default value is default which means to follow the global minimum set by the ssl-min-proto-version option of the config system global command.