The other option would be to up the smtp-poplock timeout value to something like 12 hours, but I don't care for that solution if there is a better one.
The better solution is to use authenticated ESMTP, which is supported by every modern mail client and server. POP3 after SMTP, or IMAP after SMTP, is an ugly hack that nobody should waste time with, any more.
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