A user on the LAN can configure an email client in order to connect to an external POP3 server and download mail messages. However, fetched mail could contain viruses that may infect computer on the network.
The POP3 proxy intercepts connection to external servers on port 110, then it scans all incoming email, in order to block viruses and tag spam. The process is absolutely transparent to mail clients: the user believes to connect directly to the provider’s POP3 server, but the proxy will intercept all traffic and handle the connection to the server.
It’s possible to selectively activate following controls:
El proxy también puede interceptar conexiones POP3 en el puerto 995. El proxy establecerá una conexión segura con el servidor externo, pero el intercambio de datos con el cliente LAN estará en texto claro.
Nota
Mail clients must be configured to connect to port 995 but will have to turn off encryption.
