Hi Thomas, thanks for ur reply. infact the was a problem with my poppassd daemon. i did compile again
the pluggin doing a perfect job the only problem i have is its not accepting simple passwords as it says 500 'BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word' i do have a poppassd file in pam.d directory n using red hat linux 8 do u have any idea on this so as how to accept any passwords... i know common password is not secure but even then he email users are common users and dont have shell account so anyway they cant logoin thnks for everythin appreciiate > If poppass server fails to verify your password, something is wrong in > your setup or poppass server's compilation. Is poppass server running on > correct server? > >> Hi thomas, >> >> thanks for the info. >> btw i was using compiled a wrong popassd server not for linux red hat OS >> >> now i downloaded and compliled the right one and i can telnet with port >> 106 n also netstat show me the port is listening >> >> but i get a error message when i try to change the password >> it says >> >> 500 Old password is incorrect >> >> and i am sure the old password is right >> >> cause i login with the old password >> >> can u pls give me advice >> >> thanks >> >> simon >> >> >> >>>> hi all >>>> >>>> i tried the settings as per u >>>> >>>> here my settings.php file >>>> ------------------------------------------------- >>>> <?php >>>> >>>> #global $imapServerAddress; >>>> #global $62.150.152.2; >>>> # >>>> /* Use the address of the IMAP server as the default */ >>>> $poppass_server = '62.150.152.2'; >>>> # $poppass_server = 127.0.0.1; >>>> >>>> /* The default port for poppassd is 106 */ >>>> $poppass_port = 106; >>>> ?> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------- >>>> but now the only error i get is after what u tell me >>>> >>>> ERROR:Connection refused (111) >>>> >>>> can u help me pls >>> >>> run command 'telnet 62.150.152.2 106' from webserver. It should connect >>> to >>> remote poppass server and display poppass server prompt. >>> >>> You can find example of poppass connection in >>> plugins/change_pass/README >>> >>> run command 'netstat -an | grep 106' on imap server and make sure that >>> poppass server is running. >>> >>> make sure that connection from web server to tcp 106 port on imap >>> server >>> is not firewalled. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tomas >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> SF.Net email is sponsored by: >>> Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. >>> Download >>> it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own >>> Sony(tm)PSP. 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