How can I download my mail?

I hope to eventually expand this into a section with screenshots and stuff, but right now I'm just trying to get the general skeleton done. Here's a quick rundown on how to do it:

Method 1: SSL

Tell your email program to use an SSL, or Secure connection.

• Eudora 5.1 - Configuration
• Netscape - Configuration
• Mozilla - Configuration
• Outlook Express - Configuration
• Outlook - Configuration

Method 2: Forwarding over SSH

1. Obtain an ssh program that supports port forwarding.

2. Tell your ssh program to forward local port 110 (for POP3) and/or port 143 (for IMAP) to remote host:port yip.org:110 or yip.org:143, respectively:

   • PuTTY - Configuration
   • F-Secure - Configuration
   • SecureCRT - Configuration
   • MindTerm Java - Configuration

3. If you do not already have an ssh connection open to yip.org, connect now.
4. This is the part that a lot of people find confusing. Tell your e-mail software that your POP3 or IMAP server (ie, the server you retrieve your mail from) is localhost or 127.0.0.1 .

It should be noted that many ssh programs are buggy and will hold onto their forwarded ports after they are closed, forcing you to reboot before being able to use the forwarded ports again. Symptoms of this are either mail connections that just hang, or "Connection refused" errors. (Eudora gives error 10061, for example, I think)