POP3 Protocol Missing in Windows 2008 / IIS7
Posted By Chris Stinson in Internet Information Server,Windows on July 22, 2008
Where’s POP3?
A few people have asked where to find the POP3 service in Windows 2008 for a simple mail server. The answer: nowhere.
While SMTP is alive and well in the Features section of the Windows 2008 Server Manager, POP3 has been removed from Windows 2008 altogether.
POP3 isn’t a very “good” method to retrieving mail and I know very few organizations that still utilize it. IMAP and Exchange connectors are far more feature-rich and useful especially in today’s multiple-device world. I do run a POP3 mail server for World’s Cutest Animals because it is quick, has minimal resource usage and is perfect for a mail server that only has a few mailboxes.
Before we all scream foul and ask Microsoft to add POP3 back into Windows 2008 SPx, I suggest you check out Hannes Preishuber’s POP3 connector for Windows 2008 x86 and x64.
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Why is it so difficult for them to include it? Clearly many people still need it. If people don’t want to use it they can ignore it.