Title: POP3 connect error using wp-email.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# POP3 connect error using wp-email.php

 *  [djhomeless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djhomeless/)
 * (@djhomeless)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect-error-using-wp-emailphp/)
 * Hi All,
    Recent convert from Drupal. Really am enjoying WordPress so far!
 * Sadly I seem to have run into a connection problem using wp-email.php. There 
   seems to be a few dead-end threads here discussing similar issues, so I was hoping
   to see if I can kick start figuring out my problem.
 * Basically, when running the script from the browser, I get the following error:
 * Ooops POP3 connect: Error [111] [Connection refused]
 * The box is my own, which is also where the mail server is located. I should not
   have any problems with pop3/imap in general (using qmail).
 * So far, I’ve tried the following with no luck:
 * 1. Under the mail server setting, I’ve tried using the literal ‘domain.com’, ‘
   localhost’, and ‘127.0.0.1’.
    2. Under port, I’ve tried both 110, and 995. 3.
   For login name I’ve tried just ‘username’, and ‘username@domain.com’. 4. And,
   default category is set.
 * Also, I run both Illoha Mail, and Horde on my box so I can confirm other apps
   have no trouble sending/receiving mail.
 * One item of note. Since trying to switch the port to 995, then back, I no longer
   get the error but just a blank screen. Sadly, still not working!
 * I’m really desperate to get this working as my employer frowns on people spending
   work time to blog! 😉
 * Thanks All,
 * Geoffrey

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 *  [stevecooley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevecooley/)
 * (@stevecooley)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect-error-using-wp-emailphp/#post-193076)
 * Me too, running mac osx tiger 10.4.2.. I did the same steps before finding this
   thread. I’m trying to get Postie to work so I can post photos to my blog…. so
   far, it’s not liking my login.
 * this is the error message:
 * `#!/usr/bin/php -q Connecting to somejunkwelike.com:110 (pop3)) as qwertyuiop@somejunkwelike.
   com Ooops POP3 connect: Error [61] [Connection refused] `

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [stevecooley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevecooley/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect-error-using-wp-emailphp/#post-193076)
 * Status: not resolved

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