From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 20 22:08:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 608BC16A41C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:08:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chowse@charter.net) Received: from mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2210043D1F for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:08:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chowse@charter.net) Received: from mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.135]) by mxsf01.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j5KM88EC017704 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:08:08 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO [192.168.254.3]) (24.176.115.34) by mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 20 Jun 2005 18:08:08 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="3.93,216,1115006400"; d="scan'208"; a="1064693329:sNHT14854180" In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Howse Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:08:07 -0500 To: FreeBSD Questions X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) Subject: Re: qpopper error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:08:10 -0000 I plan to use qpopper to retrieve root's mail (which I have aliased to 'charles'). I will use my home lan to connect to the FBSD box from my Mac, and read the mail. "Charles" is indeed a valid user on the FBSD box. I ssh to that box as charles, and am logged in as charles right now. On Jun 20, 2005, at 9:28 AM, fbsd_user wrote: > First of all I have qpopper running on 4.10 and 5.4 with out any > problems. I installed the package version. > > Second that error message is saying that user charles is not a valid > user on the ISP where you are telling qpopper to fetch the mail > from. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Charles > Howse > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:53 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: qpopper error > > > Hi, > In my research before posting this question, I saw this same > question > in numerous places, but I never saw a resolution! > > I have qpopper 4.0.5 running from inetd on FBSD 4.11. > I start it thus: /usr/local/libexec/qpopper > When I connect from my Mac to check my mail, I see the following in > / > var/log/messages: > > Jun 19 19:45:18 moe qpopper[199]: charles at 192.168.254.3 > (192.168.254.3): -ERR > [SYS/TMP] POP authentication DB not abailable (user charles): No > such > file or directory (2) > > Anyone have any ideas what's wrong? > > Thanks, > Charles > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thanks, Charles