you don't have to delete the file... just comment the line with a # in the
beggining of the line.

orlando

Jerry Sommerdorf wrote:
> 
> Do I have to just delete the file to prevent the pop3 server from starting, or
> is there a file I need to edit?
> 
> "Michael D. Viron" wrote:
> 
> > At 02:45 PM 10/23/2001 -0200, you wrote:
> > >
> > >pop3d is a service of inetd. look at /etc/inetd.conf and find that line:
> > >
> > >pop-3   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  ipop3d
> > >
> > >be sure that the line is enabled (without a # in the beggining).
> > >
> > >HTH
> > >
> > >orlando
> > >
> >
> > of course, inetd isn't used in 8.1, xinetd is.  Pop3 will be one of the
> > files under /etc/xinetd.d/
> >
> > Michael
> >
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