i also have the same problem. it is working fine on one server but it is not
working on the new server i have just configured. where does it look for
authentication. i have modified my qmail-pop3d.init "checkpass"
/home/vpopmail/bin/vchkpw.
any help.
Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keary Suska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Qmail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: vpopmail authentication
> Make sure you are using the correct POP id: username%virtualdomain.com
>
> otherwise you are checking against /etc/passwd.
>
> -K
>
> "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to
> anger."
>
>
> > From: "Franco Vecchiato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:24:38 +0200
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: vpopmail authentication
> >
> > I'm trying to use vpopmail with qmail on a Suse Linux PC, but I'm having
a
> > problem in retrieving the emails with the POP client.
> >
> > In vpopmail I created a new domain test.it, with a new user "utente" and
> > password "testutente". After setting the right stuff into my DNS
server, I
> > sent an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The email has been delivered correctly
to
> > vpopmail/domain/test.it/utente/new directory and the logfile reports no
> > errors, but when I try to connect to the mailserver with a POP client
> > (outlook express) configured for this account, I get an "authentication
> > failure" error message from the server.
> >
>
>
