I have deleted the qmail-pop3d.init file from /etc/rc.d/init.d and instead
have added the pop-3 stream to inetd.conf
pop-3 stream tcp nowait root /var/qmai/bin/qmail-popup qmail-popup
r84aap011904.sbo-nwt.ma.cable.rcn.com /bin/checkpassword
/var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Maildir
all as one line.
I have created a test user account guest with the password guest (I will be
deleting it after I get pop working please don't hack my system) The maildir
works fine, I can send mail to and from it using pine.
Now, if I attempt to collect my guest mail with a pop client (MS Outlook) I
set it as follows:
Incoming mail (Pop3): r84aap011904.sbo-nwt.ma.cable.rcn.com
Account name: guest
Password: guest
The failure is that my account and password is not accepted, it keeps asking
for the account and password again and again. When I finally cancel I get
the error message:
There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your User Name or
Password was rejected. Server Response: '-ERR' authorization failed".
(Account: 'TestLinuxBox', POP3 Server:
'r84aap011904.sbo-nwt.ma.cable.rcn.com', Error Number: 0x00cc92).
So, it seems that pop-3 is a running service, but that checkpassword is not
reading my /etc/passwd file correctly (I guess).
I looked in /etc/services and there were 2 services on 110, pop and pop-3,
so I've deleted pop (now there is only pop-3 listed) and still the same
problem. (I rebooted too, so it's definitely configured that way)
Can anyone help?
Alex Miller
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 10:13 PM
> To: Qmail
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Memphis RPM Pop3d
>
>
> I've installed the Memphis RPM. I didn't even know that at first. I just
> took thought it was the RPM listed at the top of www.qmail.org.
>
> Well, looking at the file Installing Qmail on Redhat Linux at
> http://qmail-docs.surfdirect.com.au/docs/redhat.html
>
> it says the following.
>
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/qmail-qmail-pop3d.init is provided to manage a
> POP daemon.
> However, this is untested and needs to modified in order to work.
>
> Ok, that's true, it doesn't work. Does anyone know what modifcations he is
> referring to? Should I remove the qmil-pop3d.init file and start pop-3
> myself in my qmail startup script?
>
> Also, should it work like this?
> I have a user account alex with a password.
> If I specify my hostname (what is returned when I execute hostname),
> username, and password in a normal pop account, I should be able
> to connect
> and read my mail, right?
>
> Alex Miller
>
>
