Hi,
Should it not be the mail account password rather than the ISP password ?
Roman
> "Eric MC.D" wrote:
>> Darryl Gibson wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello list,
>> >
>> > When I select "Get Messages" in Netscape I'm prompted for a password. My
>> > user's password doesn't work, but Root's password does. Root isn't even
>> > logged onto the machine. Why is this, and how can I permit users to get
>> > their mail, without using Root's password?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > --
>> > Darryl Gibson
>> > Linux Neophyte (tm)
>> > RLU # 182668
>> > This computer is 100% Microsoft FREE
>> Are you sure about your passwd ?
>> When netscape ask for a password to retrieving mail from
>> the net (ISP) this means OMHO that the 'remember my
>> password'
>> on the 'edit' of 'pop.yourISP' (or imap) is not set.
>> When set, you are asked for that password only one's for
>> all,
>> the first time you logon.
>>
>> Eric
> To put it another way, the password it is asking for is the one you were
> given or set up with your ISP to log on to their server and the Internet. If
> you have used the same password for logging on to the Net and for root , I
> would change one of them just for security purposes. Dennis
> --
> Dennis-Registered Linux User #180842
