Running Exchange 2007 and would like to access mail via POP3. the firewall / router is configured to allow traffic to and from server for ports 25 & 587. Here is following error: The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.xyz.com', Server: 'xyzServeril', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E My current e-mail configuration looks like: (Servers Tab) Log on using Secure Password Authentication (Servers Tab) Outgoing Mail Server - My server requires authentication (Servers Tab) Incoming POP3 is mail.xyz.com (Servers Tab) Outgoing SMTP is smtp.xyz.com (Advanced Tab) Server Port Numbers: Outgoing SMTP 587 & Incoming POP3 995 This server requires a secure connection (SSL) Exchange is configured for POP3 accounts & SSLbindings for secure logon.

Do you have reference this article Quick-Start Guide to Configuring POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange 2007 http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/05/16/439093.aspx