Sunday, March 16, 2008

GMail via POP3 using Exchange

Have a mate ruuning SBS 2003 that needed had issues with current mail provider and doesnt have a static address. Google Apps / Gmail for domains to the rescue.

Only catch? POP3 only runs via SSL which native connector does not support. Found a post located at http://doesitecho.com/archives/2007/02/gmail_via_pop3_on_exchange.php

Here is the basic steps I used:

1. Download the latest binary of Stunnel and install it. This program handles the SSL translation for you.

2. Download and install OpenSSL. After Install, you will then need to copy C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\*.dll to C:\Windows\system32.

3: Next you need to edit stunnel.conf in C:\Program Files\stunnel and in this file you need to makle sure the following settings are present, I commented out the other services to remove confusion but left the rest of the original config present.

client=yes
service=gmail
[gmail]
accept = 127.0.0.1:8110
connect = pop.gmail.com:995

4. Install and start the Stunnel Service (found in Start menu).

5. Now configure the POP3 Connector to point to 127.0.0.1:8110 or whatever port you specified, using your Gmail username and password, and hopefully it will now be able to download emails from your Gmail account.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Nokia E51 Wireless LAN MAC Address

Currently trialling a Nokia E51 from Telstra and needed to find the WLAN MAC Address and discovered no menu item for such but after some time searching forums found that
you need to type the following code into your Nokia E51, apparently may work with a E61 as well....

*#62209526#