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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 10:56:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: IMAP service not available!
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Did you get my email stating this is related to the existence of
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seen.  Delete /etc/nologin, and this message should go away.

Joe

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Odhiambo Washington wrote:

> BIG problem with uw-imap here. FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE latest ports.
> CVSup yesterday.
>
> admin:~$ telnet ns2 143
> Trying 62.8.64.4...
> Connected to ns2.wananchi.com.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> * BYE Service not available ns2.wananchi.com IMAP4rev1 2001.307 at Wed, 5
> Sep 20
> 01 08:52:43 +0300 (EAT)
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> I get the same error when I try to run the service manually by doing
>
> /usr/local/libexec/imapd
>
> Now I've checked /etc/services, inetd.conf and hosts.allow and everything
> is okay.
> When I install on another machine it runs fine under tcp-wrappers.
> I am now stumped. Was I hacked or something? What are the possible reasons
> for the failure of IMAP service?
>
> TIA
>
>
> -Wash
>
> --
> Odhiambo Washington
> Wananchi Online Ltd.,
> wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse.
> Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street.,
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>
> An algorithm must be seen to be believed.
> -D.E. Knuth
>



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