How to access pop3 email accounts in windows 8 @http://www.techtxr.com/2012/12/how-to-access-pop3-email-accounts-in-windows-8.html

1. The Mail app included with Windows 8 only supports
IMAP, Exchange, Hotmail/Outlook.com, and Gmail accounts. Mail offers POP3 as an
option when setting up the account – but if you select POP3, you’ll be informed that
Mail doesn’t support POP.
To use the Mail app with a POP3 email account, giving you features such as live-tile
email notifications and a touch-friendly interface for reading your email, there’s a trick
you can use.

2. • Use Outlook.com or Gmail
• While Mail itself doesn’t support POP3 accounts, it does
support Outlook.com and Gmail accounts. Both Outlook.com and Gmail
have a built-in feature that fetches mail from a POP3 server and stores it in
your webmail inbox. If you configure one of these services to access your
POP3 account, you can add the webmail account to the Mail app.
• To get started, visit Outlook.com or Gmail and create an account if you
don’t already have one. Log into your account, click the gear icon at the
top-right corner of either Outlook.com or Gmail, and select the Settings
option.
• On Outlook.com, click the Sending/receiving email from other
accounts link.

3. • On Gmail, click the Accounts and Import tab.

4. • On Outlook.com, click the Add an email
account link.

5. • On Gmail, click the Add a POP3 mail account
you own link.

6. • Continue through either process and add your POP3
account details as if you were adding them to the Mail
app itself. You’ll need to know your email
address, password, the POP3 server’s address, and the
port it uses. After you’re done, Outlook.com or Gmail
will automatically fetch new email and place it in your
webmail inbox.

7. • Add Your Outlook.com or Gmail Account
• Go back into the Windows 8 Mail app and open
the Settings charm. You can do this by pressing
Windows Key+I or by swiping in from the right
and tapping Settings. Select the Accounts option
and tap or click Add an Account.

8. • Select Outlook or Google – whichever type of account you used
above – and sign into the account with your username and
password.

9. • The Mail app will now display the mail from
your POP3 account, which is fetched by your
Outlook or Gmail accounts. You’ll see new
emails appear on the Start screen.