Configure POP for Exchange Online

Microsoft Exchange Online now supports the POP3 protocol, so you can send and receive Exchange Online e-mail using any POP3 e-mail client. With POP3, e-mail messages are retrieved from the remote server and stored on the local POP3 client like Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Outlook, unless the client has been set to leave mail on the server.

If you are a Microsoft Online Services administrator, you can contact Microsoft Online Services Technical Support to request POP3 service. Provide them with the list of e-mail addresses to enable for POP3; you can specify a list of individual mailboxes or every mailbox in your organization. You can track the information of your service request on the Support tab of the Microsoft Online Services Administration Center.

Configure POP3 for Exchange Online

• When Support notifies you that POP3 e-mail has been enabled, follow your POP3 e-mail client instructions to configure your e-mail client. You need provide the following information:

  • Port number: 995
  • Security protocol: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  • User account: For example, jim@example.com
  • User account password
  • POP3 server: Select from the following table
    

    POP Servers by Location

    Asia Pacific (APAC)	pop.mail.apac.microsoftonline.com
    Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)	pop.mail.emea.microsoftonline.com
    North America	pop.mail.microsoftonline.com

  Note 

  If you want Exchange Online to keep a backup of your e-mail, select the configuration option that allows you to keep your e-mail messages on the server.