At 04:03 PM 10/5/2001 +1000, Vpop wrote: >Roger wrote: > >Hi All, > >I am trying to set vpopmail up on a remote server (for someone else) and >everything seems to work except for using a client to recieve email. > >The problem is (using netscape) after setting up the user, that the >client can't or won't authenticate the user, so preventing any email >from being received or sent. > >I have also installed qmailadmin and that is all working, i.e. I can >create new users, passwords etc and when checking the vpopmail directory >the new users are listed under the domain. Also if mail is sent to the >new user, the mail appears in the new users mail directory and can be >read using an editor. > >I have set vpopmail up to use Mysql for authentication and added the >username/password in the vmysql.h file in the vpopmailmail source prior >to compiling. I have also checked that mysql is running. >I have also setup a test user in vpopmail using vadduser and the new >test user shows up in qmailadmin. > >I have setup the user under Netscape Messenger on a seperate machine as >user%domain.com (which works on my own local system) however Messenger, >when get mail is clicked asks first for the password and then replies >with unable to authenticate.
My suggestion is to recompile vpopmail detailed logging, then take a look at what the logs are kicking back. It's going to be more descriptive then just failed authentication. -Ryan >Any and all help would be appreciated >Thanks in advance > >Roger
