[NTLUG:Discuss] Mail problem

[Victor Brilon]

What does the pop3 line in /etc/inetd.conf look like?

Victor

On 18-Apr-2001 BJ Wrenn wrote:
> POP3 is enabled in inetd.conf and I didn't install a POP server
> either time
> I installed Mandrake.  How do I tell and what server does Mandrake
> use?
> 
> Thanks
> Bobby
> 
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, you wrote:
>> If I understand correctly, you can send mail just not get it from
>> that box. You *did* install a POP server and enabled in inetd.conf,
>> right? :)
>> 
>> Postfix is just the MTA (mail transfer agent). You need a POP server
>> to actually retrieve mail. Do a search on freshmeat.net for POP and
>> you
>> should get back half a dozen results at least.
>> 
>> Try to telnet to port 110 (the POP port) on the server and see if
>> anything is listening there.
>> 
>> Victor
>> 
>> On 18-Apr-2001 BJ Wrenn wrote:
>> > I just upgraded to bigger drives on my server. I am (and have been
>> > running)
>> > postfix as MTA.
>> > 
>> > After the fresh install of Mandrake 7.1 with high security setting
>> > (was
>> > moderate setting in previous install) I get the following when
>> > trying
>> > to
>> > connect and get mail.
>> > 
>> > Netscape's network connection was refused by the server
>> > 192.168.1.1.
>> > The server may not be accepting connections or may be bust.
>> > 
>> > Try connectiong again later.
>> > 
>> > I ran nmap and smtp is open. I know it will be a head thumper when
>> > some one
>> > elightens me but right now I am stumped.
>> > 
>> > Other than the security setting I installed Mandrake prety much
>> > the
>> > same as
>> > before. I copied all the files from /etc/postfix onto the new
>> > install
>> > from
>> > the old working one.
>> > 
>> > TIA
>> > Bobby
>> > 
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