diff --git a/externals/phpmailer/class.pop3.php b/externals/phpmailer/class.pop3.php
--- a/externals/phpmailer/class.pop3.php
+++ b/externals/phpmailer/class.pop3.php
@@ -239,16 +239,7 @@
     }
 
     //  Increase the stream time-out
-
-    //  Check for PHP 4.3.0 or later
-    if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5.0.0', 'ge')) {
       stream_set_timeout($this->pop_conn, $tval, 0);
-    } else {
-      //  Does not work on Windows
-      if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) !== 'WIN') {
-        socket_set_timeout($this->pop_conn, $tval, 0);
-      }
-    }
 
     //  Get the POP3 server response
     $pop3_response = $this->getResponse();
@@ -404,4 +395,4 @@
 
   //  End of class
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>