Look at the logging output (perhaps in /var/log/messages,maillog, or
secure). Chances are that tcpd cannot find the pop daemon. At any rate,
those logs should indicate the problem.
Regards,
David
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Gaurav Agarwal wrote:
> Hi to all !
> I was trying to setup POP3 mail access ...
> I removed the # sign in /etc/inetd.conf before the POP3 line ...
> but now , when i try to check mail from my windows machine (through dial up
> connection ) and outlokk,
> it justs waits at the authorising message ....
>
> previously, i used to do this same thing and everything used to work fine !!
>
>
> thanks a lot in advance !
>
> Regards,
> Gaurav.
>
