Aquileo | Recent changes to feature-requests

Aquileo | #106 Doesn't work with TLS higher than 1.0

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:07:26 -0000

Hello friends! I'm so glad to be able to continue using this fantastic application despite the new authentication requirements of almost all email service providers. It's a shame the program hasn't been further developed because it's the best, at least for me, as I've probably been using it for 20 years.

I confirm that Magic Mail Monitor works correctly with SSL and TLS 1.2 authentication, as indicated in the previous messages by:

(Peter - 2021-05-26) https://sourceforge.net/p/mmm3/feature-requests/106/#fc28

(luis - 2021-05-26) https://sourceforge.net/p/mmm3/feature-requests/106/#7692

Procedure:

Download STUNNEL from https://www.stunnel.org/
Run, install, and complete the wizard to create the default certificate locally. This certificate will not be used, so you can answer all questions with the ENTER key or enter whatever you deem appropriate. Once the installation is complete, do not run the program.
Go to the installation directory and then to the config subdirectory. By default, it is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\stunnel\conf\stunnel.conf
Edit the stunnel.conf file with Notepad or another text editor, but as administrator!

If you encounter any problems and want to see what is failing, you can remove the semicolon ; to enable debugging and logging. It should look like this:

debug=info
output=stunnel.log

Locate the following text within that file:

; * Service definitions (at least one service has to be defined) *

Now you need to create your own connection using your email service provider's credentials.

I have disabled the following configurations:
[gmail-pop3]
[gmail-imap]
[gmail-smtp]

because I won't be using them. Otherwise, you must ensure that the parameters are correct for each connection.

Add the following example before or after these three configurations, but enter the data that corresponds to your connection.

[Example:]

[intermon-pop3]
client = yes
accept = 127.0.0.1:110
connect = pop3.intercom.com:995
verifyChain = yes
CAfile = ca-certs.pem
checkHost = pop3.intercom.com
OCSPaia = yes

Explanation:

Command	....	Parameter
[intermon-pop3]	=	Personal name of my connection
client	=	yes
accept	=	127.0.0.1:110
connect	=	POP account server name and port number
verifyChain	=	yes
CAfile	=	ca-certs.pem
checkHost	=	POP account server name
OCSPaia	=	yes

Save the file and exit the program.
Create the Stunnel Service so it starts automatically on the system. Using the PowerShell terminal

If you installed Stunnel for all users of the PC, you must do this as Administrator)

Go to

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\stunnel\bin

Execute:

./stunnel -install

Restart the PC.
Now we need to verify that the service called Stunnel TLS Wrapper is running. To do this:

Option A: Run the Services Manager with the command services.msc
Option B: Run the following command in PowerShell:

Get-Service -Name "stun*"

Magic Mail Monitor.

Let's configure the accounts in Magic Mail Monitor.

Option	Detail
Alias	A name for the account
Username	The username (login) of the POP account
Host	127.0.0.1
Password	The password of the POP account
POP3 Server Port	110

Save the account configuration, and it should now connect to our provider thanks to Stunnel. The request is initially made to port 110, and Stunnel, in its configuration, redirects it to the POP port of our provider.

NOTES:

Since Magic Mail Monitor is quite old, it may produce the following errors when run for the first time, as it lacks an installer, because it cannot find the files mfc100.dll and msvcr100.dll, and may even cause error 0xc00007b. The solution is to have Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed in the 32-bit (x32) version for computers with 32-bit operating systems, and both the x32 and x64 versions for 64-bit computers. It is also advisable to have the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, which is the 2022 version.

I hope this helps the entire community who were frustrated at the time when they couldn't complete the configuration. Although the process takes some time, it is worthwhile because there is nothing else on the market that surpasses it.

Best regards.

Aquileo | Login error in Microsoft service (hotmail, etc)

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:16:47 -0000

Log:
Sent: USER *@hotmail.com
Rcvd: +OK The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is ready. [QwBQADUAUAAyADgANABDAEEAMAAwADAANgAuAEIAUgBBAFAAMgA4ADQALgBQAFIATwBEAC4ATwBVAFQATABPAE8ASwAuAEMATwBNAA==]
Rcvd: +OK
Sent: PASS **
Rcvd: -ERR Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
Sent: QUIT

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:14:34 -0000

Indeed it does! Thanks for the heads-up!

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:45:55 -0000

Yes, same for me. I am very happy that MMM works again with my gmx.net and web.de accounts.

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:08:29 -0000

Yes, same here - GMX works again with MMM :-)

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:04:37 -0000

Hi all,

It seems that the issue has meanwhile been fixed by GMX. At least with my @gmx.net account MMM is now again working fine after also having experienced the mentioned trouble until earlier today.

Cheers,
Sasha

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:50:11 -0000

PopTrayU comes with libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll V1.0.2d from 2005, so the SSL version does not seem to be the problem.

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:44:32 -0000

Same problem here with GMX. Tried
http://grigsoft.com/mmm-297.zip
with higher TLS support but still have the same problem.

I also tried https://www.stunnel.org but could not get it work with MMM and GMX.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/poptrayu works but after 20 years I would like to stick with MMM.

Aquileo | #109 GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:23:45 -0000

Hi,
since a few days I have exactly the same problem with MMM and my "gmx.net" and another "web.de" mail accounts. My mail programs (Thunderbird and Safari ) work without problems. As far as I now gmx.de, gmx.net and web.de will be provided by 1&1. On another side I found the information that 1&1 has changed something in the login procedure last Monday and MMM seems not to be able to handle this update correctly.
I really hope that this problem will be solved soon.

Aquileo | GMX.de Error: Too many errors

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:50:44 -0000

Hello,
for the last few days or so, MMM just stopped working with my gmx.de Mail Account that I used to check with MMM for at least the last 10 years or so.
It just shows error: too many errors. Nothing else. Anything I can do?