Try telnet your.server 110
then do
USER username
PASS password
and then see if it authenticates you. If it doesn't, then you need to
change to the directory where your spools are stored and see whether there
is a lock file on your mail folder. If not it could be something else.
On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Boz Crowther wrote:
> I'm getting the following error message when trying to log in to my qmail server via
>pop3. I've confirmed that checkpassword is working properly, using the instructions
>on the installation web page. Any suggestions?
>
> There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your Password was rejected.
>Account: '192.168.20.16', Server: '192.168.20.16', Protocol: POP3, Server Response:
>'-ERR authorization failed', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90,
>Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
