I'm pleased to say that my IPOPD is now working - I don't know what I did - but it's working. Thanks again.
Martyn R. Whittaker p. +1 530 756 2867 f. +1 253 498 9591 m. +1 916 813 7061 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jeff Newmiller Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vox-tech] POP3 email On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Martyn R Whittaker wrote: > Thanks for the advice on sending files to my Web server. That�s working > fine. > > I am now trying to access email. Ipopd is running on my server � i.e. I > can send myself email (to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and when I type > � > telnet localhost pop-3 > � > and log in, it tells me I have messages. (This also works if, instead > of typing 'localhost'. I type in the actual fixed IP address of my > machine, or mail.billyfirestudios.com or www.billyfirestudios.com) > > I now want to be able to 'pop' the email from my Web server to my > Windows client. > > In my client mail system (under Outlook) I have tried various pop > addresses, e.g. mail.billyfirestudios.com, www.billyfirestudios.com, > 192.168.0.1 and the actual fixed IP address of the machine etc but I do > not seem to get a connection. > > I am also able to run the telnet command from my Windows client i.e. > when I type: > > telnet mail.billyfirestudios.com 110 > > using the 'RUN' command, it works fine. The results of the tests you have performed indicate that the problem is in Outlook. I am pretty sure Outlook "sends" mail before it "pop"s it, so be sure your smtp server is configured correctly as well as the pop server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...2k ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.345 / Virus Database: 193 - Release Date: 4/9/2002 _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
