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<blockquote data-quote="helpmhost" data-source="post: 326268" data-attributes="member: 24800">Hi,I am using Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Mail 2.1.1 (752.3).I am trying to connect my mac to my email server which is using POP over SSL on a custom port (34542). My mac can't connect to it, whereas my other computers can. And I made sure the ports and IPs are all correctly set in Mail.I used tcpdump to monitor the network, and the Mac successfully establishes the TCP 3 way handshake, then no packets go either way for 60 seconds. At that point, the MAC initiates the closing of the TCP connection.I changed my server to the default SSL POP port (995), and changed it on my mac and it works. When I change it back to the custom port, it stops working (the same thing) (and yes I changed the port in Mail as well).I am required to keep the server on this port, so I need to get the Mac to check mail on the custom port.Is there a trick in Mac OS or Mail to get this to work? Or is this a bug (or limitation) of Mac or Mail?Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helpmhost, post: 326268, member: 24800"] Hi, I am using Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Mail 2.1.1 (752.3). I am trying to connect my mac to my email server which is using POP over SSL on a custom port (34542). My mac can't connect to it, whereas my other computers can. And I made sure the ports and IPs are all correctly set in Mail. I used tcpdump to monitor the network, and the Mac successfully establishes the TCP 3 way handshake, then no packets go either way for 60 seconds. At that point, the MAC initiates the closing of the TCP connection. I changed my server to the default SSL POP port (995), and changed it on my mac and it works. When I change it back to the custom port, it stops working (the same thing) (and yes I changed the port in Mail as well). I am required to keep the server on this port, so I need to get the Mac to check mail on the custom port. Is there a trick in Mac OS or Mail to get this to work? Or is this a bug (or limitation) of Mac or Mail? Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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