I could be wrong, but I don't think that popper supports this type of
model.  popper is designed to work with the end user's MUA.  popper is
not an MTA as is sendmail.  uucp model perhaps...?

Have you tried 'fetchmail' or 'formail' to move the mail from the ISP
to the local mail server?

Failing that, you could work with the ISP to set up your accounts as a
mail gateway (ontheir end) and they forward directly to your mail
server (requires an MTA on the server - usually, but does not have to
be, sendmail - to receive and queue the mail...  The server then
requires it's own popper.

Of course, this requires that you - or your ISP - provide DNS services
complete with MX records to direct the mail...  You *do* have your own
name space...?

Regards,
Gregory Hicks

> From: "Shaun Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 15:55:44 -0000
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm a newbie to Linux in general - I'm usuing SUSE 7.1
> I've configured sendmail and got it sending mail out. I'm using 
Qpopper on
> the understanding (misguided?) that it will contact out ISP's POP3 
server,
> download the mails and dump them in their repective mail boxes and 
will also
> ship those mails from the mail boxes to the relevant MUA when asked.
> 
> Questions 1) Is my understanding of Qpopper right?
> 
> 2) How do i define the pop3 server in outlook when using qpopper 
running on
> suse7.1 - is it just the domain name of the server?
> 
> 3) Why can't i see the PID of popper when i do ps -A? - has it failed 
to
> start
> from my inetd.conf file?
> 
> 4) Do i have to tell qpopper the username and passowrds of the email 
clients
> around the network, so that they can download their mail to their 
MUA's? or
> is qpopper simply a retrieval system from a pop3 server? - and if so 
back to
> question1?
> 
> If you need any further information in order to answer some/all of my
> queries please don't hesitate to ask.
> 
> I'd really appreciate a little help here and thank anyone in advance 
for a
> reply.
> 
> shaun
> 
> 
> Shaun Bennett
> Shaun Bennett Consultancy
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Tel: 01942 708578 Mob: 07811 903898
> 

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