sendmail

[Rick Stevens]

ajay wrote:
> ok mr stevens pls. tell me which particular file is responsible for it and
> what where to put entries if username, password and pop mail server.
> 
> before i used to use vpop3 , there i know where to put these , here i need
> your help

Again, POP uses the same authentication that a normal login uses.  If
you can log into the machine at a username prompt, you can log in using
POP.  Use the same username and password that you would to access the
machine during a normal login.  If that's unclear, in your POP program,
the "account" is your username, and the password is the same one you use
normally.  If you were to telnet to the POP port, you could test it like
this:

   telnet popserver.yourdomain.tld 110  <<<--POP listens on port 110
   +OK Pop server ready   <<<---pop server sends a greeting
   USER your-username     <<<---You send it your username
   +OK User name accepted, password please <<<--- Server wants password
   PASS your-password     <<<---You enter your password
   +OK Mailbox open, 22 messages   <<<--- AH! The login is accepted!
   QUIT                   <<<---You log out
   +OK Bye now!           <<<---The server says "Bye, bye!"

> 
> thanks
> 
> regards
> 
> ajay
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Stevens <rstevens at vitalstream.com>
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 1:01 AM
> Subject: Re: sendmail
> 
> 
> 
>>ajay wrote:
>>
>>>hi gurus
>>>
>>>can u tell me where to put my pop username, password and domail entries
>>>in sendmail.mc file.
>>
>>Your pop username and password don't go into sendmail.mc.  The pop
>>server pulls them out of the normal authentication mechanisms that the
>>system uses to log you in.
>>
>>I don't know what you mean by "domail".
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