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linux mint. trying to instal a pop3 account with an earthlink account

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Old Microsoft windows user, new to Linux mint. have pop3 earth-link account. can not quite get email to work. automatic will not work. need manual config please,

Old Microsoft windows user, new to Linux mint. have pop3 earth-link account. can not quite get email to work. automatic will not work. need manual config please,

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"Can not quite get email to work" is too vague to troubleshoot from. Specific detailed description of what you did and what error messages you see is necessary. But I'll guess...

Method is the same for all platforms. If it's not working with the "experimental" Account Hub feature, turn it off and configure manually. That feature is found at Settings | General | Account Hub>. Uncheck the "Create accounts..." box and try adding the account again. You will need the email setting from your provider. I found these on the Earthlink site. I can't verify them, but give them a try I found them at

https://help.earthlink.net/portal/en/kb/articles/email-server-settings


EarthLink POP3 Settings

Incoming POP3 settings are unique to each EarthLink domain. The format is pop.(domain name). The outgoing server is the same regardless of domain.

   Pop Incoming Server: pop.earthlink.net (pop.mindspring.com, pop.peoplepc.com, etc)
   Incoming Port Number: 995
   Incoming Security Setting: SSL/TLS
   Authentication is Required: Use your full email address and password.
   Outgoing Server: smtpauth.earthlink.net (same for all EarthLink domains)
   Outgoing Port Number: 587
   Outgoing Security Setting: STARTTLS
   Authentication is Required: Use your full email address and password.
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