POP3 Monitor

The POP3 Monitor checks the POP3 server for new email messages.

To create a new Monitor select the “Event Monitors” tab and click New
Dialog box will appear
Fill in the Description edit box with the name of the Monitor you are about to create
Select Email Message (POP3) as the event to monitor
Change computer name if necessary
Select POP3 connection to monitor from the drop-down box
Switch to execute tab
Select object to execute
Change computer name if necessary
Change application platform if necessary
Click OK to finish the creation of the Monitor

POP3 Monitor is automatically installed during setup but not configured.

It can be also installed using the command line

To install the POP3 Monitor as a service run the following command:

If the Monitor is already installed it must be uninstalled first

To uninstall the Monitor as a Windows service you must run the Monitor with the /UNINSTALL switch as follows

The commands above must be executed as administrator (elevated).

It is recommended to run POP3 Monitor using the same user used to design Packages/Transformations/SQL scripts.

POP3 Monitor is only available with Enterprise Version.

POP3 Monitor looks for new email messages to arrive (Works only when the number of messages goes up)

Make sure that the monitor service is up and running
Make sure that the monitor service is using the appropriate username and password
Make sure that the monitor is enabled on the maintenance tab
Make sure that the monitor is enabled on the Event monitors tab
Make sure that the execution agent is configured properly