Thanks srs. I used qpopper and now i m able to collect mails from mail box.
I m using old version because i did not get adaptec SCSI card interface (aic7xxx, aic7xxx) drived for my AcerAlsos 2100 Server. I will upgrade to RH7.2 soon. Thanks NA > > Dear List members > > i m trying to make an mail server on RedHat Linux. > > Using sendmail 8.9 and fetchmail 5.x. > > both rather old. upgrade. > > > Sendmail providing SMTP services and Fetch mail POP3 services. > > fetchmail is a pop3 client, not a pop3 server > > > SMTP is using default port 25 and POP3 110. Both are enabled in > > /etc/services. > > so? that is a list of "well known ports" > > > inetd.conf has been tailered and able to start services responcible for. > > When we use #telnet <mailserver_ip> 25, SMTP port has conneected and > > responded. > > But when we did #telnet <mailserver_ip> 110, it says that connection > > refused. > > Obviously, as you are not running a pop3 server. Look at inetd.conf (or > xinetd config on newer redhats) > > > We had recheck the /etc/services for POP3 services, it is enabled. > > Can u tell me we have to install additional software any rpm in our box? > > We found on net that pop3d.tar package is required. But cann't understand > > why #telnet <mailserver_ip> 110 in not responding. > > Because your pop3 server is either not installed in the first place, or > not enabled in [x]inetd. > > -srs Nasimuddin Ansari _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
