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Can I use my Yahoo! or Hotmail account as my POP3 server?
Posted by - NA - on 27 March 2006 05:18 AM
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Solution: Web-based mail services like Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail may not be usable as a POP3 server. Use of such services for business purposes may also be in violation of their Use of Service agreements. Use of a POP3 account operated by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as MSN is also not a good idea. If SQL Mail fails to connect to the POP3 server for any reason, SQL Mail stops responding and you must stop, and then restart SQL Server before you can send mail again. Mail servers outside of your control could be taken down at any time for maintenance or slowdowns on the Internet could render them inaccessible. A better solution is to install a POP3 server on your SQL Server computer and configure it with a mail account so that you have a local POP3 server and a guaranteed connection. The POP3 and SMTP protocols are public domain and you can obtain mail servers that support these protocols through the Internet for installation at modest or no cost. Microsoft does not endorse one particular Internet mail server over others, nor does it support the installation or administration of an Internet mail server. | |
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