POP3 Sensor

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POP3 Sensor

The POP3 protocol (Post Office Protocol version 3) is used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Most e-mail applications use the POP protocol.

The POP3 sensor supports monitoring on four levels:

·      Connect: Just connect and send QUIT (checks whether server is running and accepting connections attempts)

·      USER: Send USER with the provided login (checks whether server reacts according to protocol)

·      PASS: Send PASS with the password for the user (checks whether the given user can actually log in)

·      STAT: Send a STAT command (checks whether user can retrieve number of waiting emails)

Parameters include:

·      PORT—the port number of the POP3 service you want to monitor (usually port 110)

·      Monitoring Level—The level of monitoring (see above)

·      User—the username of the account to monitor

·      Password—the password for this user

More:

What it means when the POP3 Sensor is up

What it means when the POP3 Sensor is down