Reference: Netease 163 Mailbox Help
First of all, what is POP3, SMTP and IMAP
POP3
POP3 is the abbreviation of Post Office Protocol 3, that is, the third version of the Post Office Protocol, which specifies how to connect a personal computer to the Internet's mail server and download e-mail Electronic agreement for mail. It is the first offline protocol standard for Internet e-mail. POP3 allows users to store e-mails from the server to the local host (ie their own computer), and delete the e-mails stored on the mail server, while the POP3 server follows POP3 The receiving mail server of the protocol is used to receive emails.
SMTP
The full name of SMTP is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, that is, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is a set of specifications for transferring mail from a source address to a destination address, and it controls how mail is relayed. The SMTP protocol belongs to the TCP/IP protocol family, which helps each computer find the next destination when sending or relaying letters. An SMTP server is an outgoing mail server that follows the SMTP protocol. SMTP authentication, simply put, requires that you have to provide an account name and password before you can log in to the SMTP server, which makes it impossible for spammers to take advantage. The purpose of adding SMTP authentication is to protect users from spam.
IMAP
The full name of IMAP is Internet Mail Access Protocol, which is the Interactive Mail Access Protocol, which is one of the standard mail access protocols similar to POP3. The difference is that after IMAP is enabled, the emails you receive on the email client remain on the server, and operations on the client are fed back to the server, such as deleting emails, marking as read, etc. Mail will also do the corresponding action. Therefore, whether you log in to the mailbox from the browser or log in to the mailbox from the client software, the emails and statuses you see are the same.
The reason for choosing to use QQ mailbox to receive 163 mailbox mail is that it is convenient to use QQ or WeChat to receive 163 mailbox mail, and it is no longer necessary to log in to the 163 mailbox client. Of course, QQ mailbox can also collect other mailboxes, including mailboxes suffixed with school, but you may need to add information such as the pop server address, which can be viewed in the settings in the mailbox.
The specific steps are as follows:
1. First, you need to open the POP3/SMTP and IMAP/SMTP services of the 163 mailbox:
set the client authorization code, this authorization code will be used as the password when the 163 mailbox is bound to the QQ mailbox
2. Enter QQ mailbox, find ""Settings"→"Account",
drop down to the following location, and enable all the following services:
Find "Other Email":
Select "Add Other Email Account", note that when filling in the password, do not fill in the login password of the 163 mailbox, but the authorization code of the 163 mailbox.
