At 09:32 PM 2/26/2004 +0100, you wrote: >I start qpopper V4.0.3 out of inetd for receiving >mails on PCs: > >> pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/popper -s > >Sometimes (ech month one to two times) I get an >error cannot connect to POP3 on PCs. For analysing >this situation I logged in as root on ma mail server >an tried "telnet localhost pop3" an it is true that >I couldn't connect. After restarting "inetd" (rcinet >restart) everything work again fine for many days... > >What can I do and what could be the problem ?
People may find this link helpful: https://listman.redhat.com/archives/redhat-list/1999-June/msg02986.html "It can happen just because of the rate of incoming mail. It makes inetd thing that qpopper is failing because inetd is having to wake it up too often." In your case, in your inetd.conf: pop3 stream tcp nowait.120 root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/popper -s "The .120 extension is the "max" parameter and indicates that up to 120 servers may be spawned in a 60 second period. The default is 40. If you exceed the max, it shuts that service down with the error your seeing." Thanks, William C. Buxton II Director of Technical Services NorthNet - Your Best Direction [EMAIL PROTECTED] 920.233.5641
