<p>I don't have an answer to your question <i>but</i></p><p>you've solved my problem !</p><p>My Mercury D started refusing to accept configuration of servers to be polled.</p><p>It turns out, MercuryD.DAT had decided to abscond - don't know why...</p><p>However, creating an empty MercuryD.DAT seems to have got it working again.</p><p>So thanks for the hint.</p><p>If, meanwhile, having got my config up and running (it will include SSL connections)</p><p>I see an answer to your query, I'll let you know.</p><p> Peter</p><p> </p>

<p>I have used unencrypted POP3 for too long, and need to upgrade all my accounts to SSL.</p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In the past I have used the </span>host<,>username<,>password<,>local_user<,>default method of setting up MercuryD.DAT file, which it subsequently encrypts.  The advantage of this is that I can compile the complete list of all accounts and associated details externally, and import with a single cut and paste instruction.  Bulk changes required from time to time are easy, manageable and not prone to typos doing things this way.</p><p>Some accounts must stay as unencrypted, and some as SSL, so the account list is a mix of both types. </p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">My question is: how can I set up the complete account specification including server port numbers (e.g. 995) and the connection method (e.g. "SSL encryption using direct connection" vs. "SSL encryption using STLS command")?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I see no reference to this in MercuryD.DAT, nor have I found any other file that contains the port no. and connection method for each account.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Can anyone help me with instructions how to do this other than one by one using the MercuryD configuration window?</span></p><p> </p>