On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 16:13:55 -0700
"Mathew L. Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Yet telnet into my machine I get: 
> 
> telnet marsupilami23.homelinux.net 110
> Trying 192.168.1.3...
> Connected to marsupilami23.homelinux.net.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> 
> I'm sure I'm missing something here, because telnet localhost 110 logs me in:

I ran into this problem as well, this is what I did:

1. edit your /etc/xinetd.conf and change the only_from line to what is suitable.

2. add a line in your /etc/hosts.allow.  Something like
    popper: ALL (or just add the IPs allowed to access this daemon.

Hope this helps,
Cheers

> 
> telnet localhost 110
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> +OK Qpopper (version 4.0.5) at mathew.MIKEMATT.org starting.  
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Any suggestions would be welcomed.. thanks

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