I want to set up my email account as a POP3 account, which is what I had on my previous MacBook. But when setting the account up, it defaults to IMAP and does not offer POP3 as an option. Is there any way I can set up a POP3 account?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.3
You need to trick the system. Or try this:
Add an email account and pick "other mail account" ilo one the provided servers
put in your email and password
then while holding down the option key sign in
then follow the prompts. You should be able to pick POP. You will have to enter the server mail incoming and outgoing settings.
then while holding down the option key
Does that work, again? It hasn’t worked in the last few OS versions.
I have suggested just entering bogus information in username and password to trick it into allowing manual config.
That was "the trick" but I thought perhaps the other might work again, I guess no longer.
Many thanks. The tricking it with spurious entries solution worked. Incidentally, the option button did not work.
How do I set up my email account as a POP3 account on a MacBook Pro running Big Sur?
