Q:  Which is better between 'POP3 Proxy Mode' and 'Polling Mode'?
A:  In most cases POP3 Proxy Mode is the better mode to use.

POP3 Proxy Mode

Benefits

• Spam Sleuth checks ALL messages
• Timing is not an issue
• Messages are only downloaded once from your ISP

Polling Mode

Benefits

• No configuration of your e-mail program is needed.

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Q:  What do I need to change in my e-mail program to use POP3 Proxy Mode?
A:  You must change two things:

1) You need to change your Incoming (POP3) Server setting to the word localhost
2) You need to set your username to your FULL e- mail address.

Both of these are in the account settings of your e-mail program.

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Q:  How can I access the Spam Sleuth POP3 Proxy server from a different computer?
A:  For security reasons, Spam Sleuth will only accept connections from the same machine.

You can override this default behavior by editing the SpamSleuth.INI file.

Add this line to the [General] section.
Pop3ProxyLocalOnly=0


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