Issue With module Mail::POP3Client

pmboda has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi everyone, new in the world of perl. i'm trying to retrieve mails from my mail box using Mail::POP3Client but having the error message

POP3 <- ERR only valid after entering TLS mode.
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here is my identification process

  use Mail::POP3Client;
  $pop = new Mail::POP3Client( USER     => "me",
                               PASSWORD => "mypassword",
                               HOST     => "pop3.do.main"
                               Debug => 1);
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if anyone can help will be very usefull thx

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Re: Issue With module Mail::POP3Client by 1nickt (Canon) on May 11, 2016 at 12:23 UTC
Your server's telling you it wants you to connect with TLS. The docs for Mail::POP3Client don't indicate that it supports TLS. Have a look at http://blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2013/05/pop3-with-tls-in-perl.html, might help you get going. Hope this helps! The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Issue With module Mail::POP3Client by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 11, 2016 at 13:40 UTC
The docs for Mail::POP3Client don't indicate that it supports TLS What about all the references to SSL - eg `USESSL => 1` in the constructor. I would think that might address the issue. Or are SSL and TLS mutually exclusive, these days ? I've always got good mileage from Mail::POP3Client, though I must admit that I don't use it extensively. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Issue With module Mail::POP3Client by hippo (Archbishop) on May 11, 2016 at 12:36 UTC
1nickt has correctly explained the problem. My recommendation would be to use Net::POP3S instead which I have found to be reliable and straightforward.	[reply]
Re: Issue With module Mail::POP3Client by pmboda (Initiate) on May 11, 2016 at 13:47 UTC
OK thanks for your advices, i used Net::SSLGlue::POP3 and can connect to my mailbox	[reply]
Re^2: Issue With module Mail::POP3Client by noxxi (Pilgrim) on May 13, 2016 at 15:11 UTC
With newer versions of libnet (version 3.x) you can also use directly Net::POP3. This is included in CORE since perl 5.22.	[reply]