Make sure that you used a TAB between parameters, not spaces otherwise Inetd will not recognize the command string and abort the loading.
- Chris Payne On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:29:05 -0500, Butch Kemper wrote: >Did you restart "inetd" so that it would read the new configuration file? > >Did you check the log to see if inetd was having problems starting qpopper? > >Butch > >At 02:42 AM 4/18/02, you wrote: >>I installed the QPopper4.0.4 and followed the instructions in the manual. >>I added the following line to /etc/inetd,conf: >> >>pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/sbin/popper qpopper -s >> >>I also checked /etc/services to ensure that pop3 had been included and >>found the following line under the 'Network services, Internet style' >> >>pop3 110/tcp # Post Office Protocol - Version 3 >> >>According to the manual, this is correct, but when I try to telnet I >>receive the following message: >> >>telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused >> >>The manual states that this is because the port name pop3 is not the same >>as the one in inetd.conf, but as the above demonstrates this is not the >>case. >> >>Could you possibly help me with this? >> >>I am using >> >>QPopper4.0.4 >>Solaris 8 >> >>Thanks. >> >>Ayasha > > >TSTAR Internet, Inc | Making the Net Work >Marble Falls, TX | Serving Blanco, Burnet, >830-693-6967 | Llano, and Mason Counties > - - Chris Payne Network Administrator Physical Resources Dept, University of Guelph (519)824-4120 x2882 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
