by default the only way to connect to imap is through ssl/tls. Did you create the cert? ( I think you have to. There is info in the docs.)
Stephen On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 10:05 -0600, Walter Holladay wrote: > I use IMAP, I just installed whatever was available on the Suse CDs. I > have verified that port 143 is open. > > Kenneth Burgener wrote: > > > Walter Holladay wrote: > > > >> Now that the smtp port is open, I am still having problems with > >> authentication. Using Thunderbird, I am unable to login to my > >> account. Is there something special I have to do with Postfix to > >> allow me to login and get my email? With sendmail, it just uses the > >> Linux user accounts. > > > > > > > > Postifx is just the MTA (Mail Transfer Agent), it deals with sending > > and delivering mail to other servers, but it does not handle pickup of > > mail. > > > > I assume you are trying to access your email remotely from another > > machine? What service are you using to get mail? POP3? IMAP? > > Something Else? > > > > Kenneth > > > > > > .===================================. > > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > > `===================================' > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
