SMTP is the default setup in Mandrake for mail service. Although postfix and
fetchmail will talk to ISP POP3 accounts, I have never seen anyone talking on
the list about setting up a POP3 server. Do you specifically need POP3? 

Todd Slater wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 02:17:39 -0800 (PST)
> Pauljames Dimitriu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> >      Forgive if this message appears twice, but I
> > don't see it on the list.
> >
> >      Question:  How do I set up my computer as a POP3
> > account?  When I try to send a message to my account
> > on my Linux machine, I get the following "bounce"
> > back:
> >
> > 554 <email addr>: Recipient address rejected: Relay
> > access denied 554 5.0.0 <email addr>... Service
> > unavailable
> >
> >      I have my IP address configured correctly on the
> > DNS end and I have the proper port forwarding on my
> > router.  How can I check to see if POP3 service is
> > running?  If it is running, what could be the problem?
> 
> My problem is that once I fix something, I never remember how I did it :(
> 
> So, are you running Postfix or some other mailer? Have you verified that
> the service is running either through Webmin or the Control Center?
> 
> If you are running a firewall, make sure you don't have your mailer
> blocked.
> 
> Can you send mail to an outside addy using your local account?
> 
> Todd
> 
> --
> Todd Slater
> What does education often do? It makes a straight cut ditch of a free
> meandering brook. (Henry David Thoreau)
> 

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