New Install on RPI 3 issues

thanks to your help I’ve got !POPstar running now.
I’ve setup the config files for gmail, but POPstar isn’t able to connect to the pop server.
I’ve tried:
pop.gmail.com
pop.googlemail.com
imap.googlemail.com
There is also no option in the users file to define the port for pop and smtp.
Would be nice if anyone with a working POPstar google account could explain how to correctly set up the account in the config files.
Thanks in advance and sorry for bothering.

There is also no option in the users file to define the port for pop and smtp.

How to set a POP port number is in “Users setup” in POPstar’s StrongHelp.

In theory pop.gmail.com:995 might suffice, but POPstar is very old!

The manual does not mention ports for SMTP.

I don’t use gmail, so not much help.

Does modern POP not require some sort of encryption?

Does modern POP not require some sort of encryption?

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7104828?hl=en

Hmm! gmail does offer 110, which is presumably POPstar’s default.

I have read here and for me it looks like SSL/TLS is needed. So you need !POP3S and !SMTPS as a free aviable solution and not forget to use/configure a eMail App.

Hmm! gmail does offer 110, which is presumably POPstar’s default

Ah, but does your ISP?

Orange (France) blocks POP3 and SMTP. You can only connect to Orange’s server. There are, of course, workarounds. Port 456 or something? I don’t remember as I’ve transitioned everything to using encryption because… mobile devices, public access points, you’d be mad to send passwords and such as cleartext…

I have been using gmail from RISC OS 5.22 for a year.
You need !POP3S !SMTPS !Attacher (to set up user/password)
!Popstar gets sidelined but its mail spool directories are used by !SMTPS, !POP3S and !Pluto/Messenger so it needs to be seen by the filer so its Maildir variable is set.
You need to set the gmail account for less secure (non-web) connections, as well as allow pop.
I had to rebuild Alexs software with the latest, so if his doesn’t work put up an email address and I’ll send you working copies.
I have ports of fetchmail and ssmtp working for email servers that wouldn’t work with !POP3S.
fetchmail is big source in comparison, but can do the full gamut I think.

but can do the full gammat I think.

“Gamut” is what I think you mean, unless you’re employing non-white south africans to do the work and being rather non-PC.

gentlemen I give up about the mail thing.
Nevertheless thanks a lot for your suggestions.

Just to point out that it’s very easy to get gmail to send stuff on to a conventional POP account such as POPstar is excellent at handling, and replies pretending to be from a gmail account are equally easy.

Not what you wanted, but an alternative approach!

Just to point out that it’s very easy to get gmail to send stuff on to a conventional POP account

I think you mean getting gmail to forward mail on to another email server that doesn’t use encryption,(The only way Popstar can work} How do you get on when you want to send an email /from/ your gmail address to someone? You say Popstar can fake this? It’s not important to me anyway, there are no free email providers that dont use encryption.
I notice my connection for posting to this forum has improved (from Netsurf) today and yesterday, could it be that the entry I put in the hosts file has stopped the need for a resolver, or perhaps everyone is busy with the elections, (less traffic)

Secure SMTP (via TLS or SSL) can also be done with Frank de Bruijn’s MSC application. There’s been a bit of correspondence about this in the last few days on the AntiSpam mailing list. But you do need the SSL module for secure SMTP (with MSC) and secure POP3 (with AntiSpam).