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class method

Net::POP3.new

new(addr, port = nil, isapop = false)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/lib/net/pop.rb, line 417
def initialize(addr, port = nil, isapop = false)
  @address = addr
  @ssl_params = POP3.ssl_params
  @port = port
  @apop = isapop

  @command = nil
  @socket = nil
  @started = false
  @open_timeout = 30
  @read_timeout = 60
  @debug_output = nil

  @mails = nil
  @n_mails = nil
  @n_bytes = nil
end

Creates a new POP3 object.

address is the hostname or ip address of your POP3 server.

The optional port is the port to connect to.

The optional isapop specifies whether this connection is going to use APOP authentication; it defaults to false.

This method does not open the TCP connection.

See also .foreach .ssl_params .enable_ssl .start

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