How to Change Bigpond Email Server IMAP to POP
You
might need to change the Bigpond email server settings from IMAP to POP if you
intend to download emails on your device and not leave copies on the server.
It’s pretty easy to do the transition and all that you have to do is start with
your email client, for example Outlook or Thunderbird, go to the account
settings and find the Bigpond mail account with options to change or modify the
settings.
The
next step is changing the incoming server type from IMAP to POP. In more
detail, please set the incoming mail server as pop.telstra.com, Port 995 and
use SSL encryption. Furthermore, make sure to modify your SMTP settings to
smtp.telstra.com with Port 465 or 587 and SSL turned on. It is very critical to
enter your complete Bigpond email address as your username and the correct
password.
Once
these settings have been changed, it is handy to save them and check if
everything is fine with the emails afterwards. It should also be noted that
when using POP, your emails will get downloaded on the device used and removed
from the server and therefore, it’s suggested that you first backup your
important messages before proceeding with the change.
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