I went back to db3 3.1.17 - doesnt help!! master starts, but as soon as i want to connect to pop3 i get this: Feb 17 23:10:07 alchemistry service-./imapd[34166]: executed Feb 17 23:10:07 alchemistry service-./imapd[34166]: unable to set close o n exec: Bad file descriptor or this: Feb 17 23:10:01 alchemistry service-./pop3d[34156]: executed Feb 17 23:10:01 alchemistry service-./pop3d[34156]: unable to set close o n exec: Bad file descriptor help!!!!