On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Steven Champeon wrote:
> service pop-3
> {
> flags = REUSE NAMEINARGS
> socket_type = stream
> protocol = tcp
> wait = no
> user = root
> server = /usr/sbin/in.qpopper
> server_args = in.qpopper -s
> }
The official service name for version 3 of the Post Office Protocol is
"pop3":
http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/port-numbers
The name "pop-3" is an unofficial alias, and is not guaranteed to be
listed in a machine's services file. If it isn't, the definition you
have used will break.
I suggest you use "pop3" instead of "pop-3".
--
James Ralston, Information Technology
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
