Mental torture
hi folks, I've installed qMail for my office server and it runs fine - delivers mails and all that jazz. However, I'm getting only external mails out, and internal mails to users' mailboxes seem to die. Using /var/qmail/bin/makemaildir, I created a Maildir for myself in my home dir /home/isaiah. Mails do go there, but when I try to check my emails using POP3, nothing comes in. I've got this line in my /etc/inetd.conf pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Is that correct? Or should I use pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup mail.mydomainname.com /bin/checkpasswd pwd The fist one gives me the error The server responded with an error. Account: 'mail.twc-sg.com', Server: 'mail.twc-sg.com', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR this user has no $HOME/Maildir', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC90 while the second one doesn't authenticate me at all and throws me out with a bad authentication message even though the password is correct. Can anyone help? Everyone in the office is throwing bricks at me now for missing their emails... Thanks! Best regards, Isaiah ChuaOfficial Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]AIM Nick : radar00
Re: Mental torture
On Thu, 4 May 2000, Isaiah Chua wrote: hi folks, I've installed qMail for my office server and it runs fine - delivers mails and all that jazz. However, I'm getting only external mails out, and internal mails to users' mailboxes seem to die. Using /var/qmail/bin/makemaildir, I created a Maildir for myself in my home dir /home/isaiah. Mails do go there, but when I try to check my emails using POP3, nothing comes in. I've got this line in my /etc/inetd.conf pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Is that correct? Or should I use Totally incorrect. Uses qmaild as the user instead of root and doesn't have the correct arguments. pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup mail.mydomainname.com /bin/checkpasswd pwd Close. It should use root as the user. checkpasswd is spelled incorrectly (should be checkpassword) and the Maildir argument doesn't look correct. What is the name of the Maildir you have created. The above line assumes it is "pwd". IE did you create the Maildir using the command /var/qmail/bin/maildirmake ~/pwd Proably not. If instead you used /var/qmail/bin/maildirmake ~/Maildir then change the inetd.conf entry to read (all on one line) pop-3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup domain.domain /bin/checkpassword /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Maildir where domain.domain is the name of your mail domain and Maildir is the name of your Maildir. then send a HUP signal to inetd. This is covered in the FAQ that shups with qmail, question 5.3. You should also consider using tcpserver (from Dan's ucspi-tcp package http:/cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp.html) instead of inetd. Regards Peter -- Peter Samuel[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Consultantor at present: eServ. Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 9206 3410 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301 "If you kill all your unhappy customers, you'll only have happy ones left"
Re: Mental torture
On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 02:16:22PM +1000, Peter Samuel wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2000, Isaiah Chua wrote: hi folks, I've installed qMail for my office server and it runs fine - delivers mails and all that jazz. However, I'm getting only external mails out, and internal mails to users' mailboxes seem to die. Using /var/qmail/bin/makemaildir, I created a Maildir for myself in my home dir /home/isaiah. Mails do go there, but when I try to check my emails using POP3, nothing comes in. I've got this line in my /etc/inetd.conf pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Is that correct? Or should I use Totally incorrect. Uses qmaild as the user instead of root and doesn't have the correct arguments. No, for pop3 you need to use root. --Adam
Re: Mental torture
On Thu, 4 May 2000, Adam McKenna wrote: On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 02:16:22PM +1000, Peter Samuel wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2000, Isaiah Chua wrote: hi folks, I've installed qMail for my office server and it runs fine - delivers mails and all that jazz. However, I'm getting only external mails out, and internal mails to users' mailboxes seem to die. Using /var/qmail/bin/makemaildir, I created a Maildir for myself in my home dir /home/isaiah. Mails do go there, but when I try to check my emails using POP3, nothing comes in. I've got this line in my /etc/inetd.conf pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Is that correct? Or should I use Totally incorrect. Uses qmaild as the user instead of root and doesn't have the correct arguments. No, for pop3 you need to use root. Isn't that what I just said? Regards Peter -- Peter Samuel[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Consultantor at present: eServ. Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 9206 3410 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301 "If you kill all your unhappy customers, you'll only have happy ones left"
Re: Mental torture
Oh, sorry.. I misread. I thought you said "use qmaild".. --Adam On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 02:29:23PM +1000, Peter Samuel wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2000, Adam McKenna wrote: On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 02:16:22PM +1000, Peter Samuel wrote: On Thu, 4 May 2000, Isaiah Chua wrote: hi folks, I've installed qMail for my office server and it runs fine - delivers mails and all that jazz. However, I'm getting only external mails out, and internal mails to users' mailboxes seem to die. Using /var/qmail/bin/makemaildir, I created a Maildir for myself in my home dir /home/isaiah. Mails do go there, but when I try to check my emails using POP3, nothing comes in. I've got this line in my /etc/inetd.conf pop-3 stream tcp nowait qmaild /usr/sbin/tcpd /var/qmail/bin/tcp-env /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Is that correct? Or should I use Totally incorrect. Uses qmaild as the user instead of root and doesn't have the correct arguments. No, for pop3 you need to use root. Isn't that what I just said? Regards Peter -- Peter Samuel[EMAIL PROTECTED] Technical Consultantor at present: eServ. Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 9206 3410 Fax: +61 2 9281 1301 "If you kill all your unhappy customers, you'll only have happy ones left"
