Thanks to you and all the other replies i recieved, the problem is now fixed, i installed ipopd and was away in under 3 minutes flat!
I guess i was just used to NT doing everything for me without having to make choices (or having the oportunity) :) thanks again -Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carel Fellinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 11:14 PM Subject: Re: dazed and confused - pop3 port > On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 01:32:54PM +1100, Matt Chipman wrote: > ... > > i added > > pop3 stream tcp nowait mail /usr/sbin/tcpd ipop3d > > > > thinking along the lines of the redhat box, ......but she no work The > > port is now open (i can telnet to it ) but exim doesnt reply. > > it's not exim's task to look after pop, so you'll have to install a > pop daemon. No need to add that line yourself, installing a pop daemon > should do it for you. Just pick one of: > > $ apt-cache search pop3 > cyrus-common - Cyrus mail system (common files) > ipopd - POP2 and POP3 servers from UW > cyrus-pop3d - Cyrus mail system (POP3 support) > qpopper - Enhanced Post Office Protocol server (POP3). > cucipop - Cubic Circle's POP3 daemon > > > anyway if someone could explain to me why debian doesnt have this port in > > the inetd.conf file (there must be a valid reason) and why i should or > > should not use Qpopper or like product, because clearly i don't understand > > the correlation between exim, pop3 and qpopper and i would like to! :-) > > The pop3 packet you install will add the appropriate line in > inetd.conf. Exim is there just to transport mail from one system to > an other (possibly the same), as a bonus it is capable of stuffing > mail locally in /var/mail, but normally one would use procmail for > that part. Pop3 is just the name of a protocol used to get to your > var/mail mailboxes even if you're on a diferent machine. Qpopper (and > others, see above) implement the pop3 protocol. > > -- > groetjes, carel > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
