From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 17:22:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD98416A405 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:22:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7356813C458 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:22:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l34HLpIA000271; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:21:51 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070404121922.025848d8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:21:30 -0500 To: David Southwell , Tommy Scheunemann From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <200704041012.00202.david@vizion2000.net> References: <200704040857.51477.david@vizion2000.net> <20070404181201.s5kxp1zvc4w0o8c0@zeus.arrishq.net> <200704041012.00202.david@vizion2000.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pop3 problems 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: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:22:34 -0000 At 12:11 PM 4/4/2007, David Southwell wrote: >On Wednesday 04 April 2007 09:12:01 Tommy Scheunemann wrote: > > On Mi, 04 Apr 2007 David Southwell babbled: > > > I am trying to get pop3 working on freebsd 6.1 but am having no success. > > > > > > mail ports installed: > > > [root@dns1 /usr/ports/mail/imap-uw]# pkg_info |grep mail > > > cclient-2004g,1 Mark Crispin's C-client mail access routines > > > imap-uw-2004g_1,1 University of Washington IMAP4rev1/POP2/POP3 mail > > > servers maildrop-2.0.2 Mail delivery agent (MDA) with filtering > > > abilities postfix-2.3.8,1 A secure alternative to widely-used > > > Sendmail [root@dns1 /usr/ports/mail/imap-uw]# > > > > > > > > > In inetd I have: > > > pop2 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/libexec/ipop2d > > > ipop2d pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/libexec/ipop3d > > > ipop3d imap4 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/libexec/imapd > > > imapd When connections are attempted there is no response from the > > > server. > > > > > > When an attempt is made to connect to pop3 the server is found, > > > connection is made but there is a problem with password verification. > > > > > > Can anyone help me identify the problem. I have not been able to find a > > > check list to help. > > > > > > How do I get logging information for pop3? > > > > > > Thanks david > > > > The log messages are in /var/log/messages > > > > The problem could be that UW disables the LOGIN feature per default so > > only encrypted logins are accepted (should be Auth TLS in your clients). > > Another option is to use pop3s instead of pop3 - works fine with the > > UW daemons so far. >OK just to compicate matters -- how do I get pop3s?? >there is no pop3s in libexec.. do I need to recompile? >Sorry to be so ignorant on this. > >Thanks >david >PS I did try a telnet which showed the popserver ready - >david I use qpopper which is in /usr/ports/mail/qpopper. You shouldn't use inet anymore, it is a security hole. Instead run the daemons you need at bootup. qpopper adds an rc script to /usr/local/etc/rc.d -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.