Very Computer

> I have given up on sendmail as I got too many responses telling me
> problems to expect with it, so I am trying qmail with maildir now.

> Anyway, I just installed qmail, and I am having problems getting pop3
> working
> with it.  I installed checkpassword, and tcpserver, and I am launching
> both SMTP
> and POP3 via tcpserver.  Tcpserver is in /bin as is checkpassword.

> This is how  I am launching it in /etc/rc:

> #qmail-popup startup
> tcpserver 0 pop3 /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup 192.168.0.2 \
> /bin/checkpassword /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Maildir &

> #qmail-smptd startup
> tcpserver -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -v -u 82 -g 1000 0 smtp
> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd \
> 2>&1 | /var/qmail/bin/splogger smtpd 3 &

> I seem to be able to send mail through the smtp gateway fine, but when I
> goto check mail I just get "Enter username and password" over and over
> again.

> If do the test that it says in the INSTALL for checkpass

> /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup host /bin/checkpassword pwd

> user (username)
> +OK
> pass (password)
> /usr/home/(username)

> So it seems to work there, just not through qmail-popup (like
> qmail-popup is not relaying the user and pass correctly...)

> Thanks in adv.
> --
> VANBO

> Also, I am going to move the computer to a public IP as soon as I get it
> working privately here, but I won't have a domainname, until I can prove
> that the box is stable and ready for migration.  What do I need to do so
> that it will work on IP only (ie can I just have people send mail to

> with a domainname?)

> Than I tell you to drop QMail and go for PostFix.
> PostFix is easier to install very very secure and fast. But more
important
> PostFIx is Sendmail compliant unlike QMail.
> Alot of programs rely on having the sendmail binary around and with
QMail
> you still use the old sendmail package or you get errors. PostFix
creates
> it's own sendmail program and other daemons to handle email

> Raymond

> > I have given up on sendmail as I got too many responses telling me
> > problems to expect with it, so I am trying qmail with maildir now.

> > Anyway, I just installed qmail, and I am having problems getting
pop3
> > working
> > with it.  I installed checkpassword, and tcpserver, and I am
launching
> > both SMTP
> > and POP3 via tcpserver.  Tcpserver is in /bin as is checkpassword.

> > This is how  I am launching it in /etc/rc:

> > #qmail-popup startup
> > tcpserver 0 pop3 /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup 192.168.0.2 \
> > /bin/checkpassword /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Maildir &

> > #qmail-smptd startup
> > tcpserver -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -v -u 82 -g 1000 0 smtp
> > /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd \
> > 2>&1 | /var/qmail/bin/splogger smtpd 3 &

> > I seem to be able to send mail through the smtp gateway fine, but
when I
> > goto check mail I just get "Enter username and password" over and
over
> > again.

> > If do the test that it says in the INSTALL for checkpass

> > /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup host /bin/checkpassword pwd

> > user (username)
> > +OK
> > pass (password)
> > /usr/home/(username)

> > So it seems to work there, just not through qmail-popup (like
> > qmail-popup is not relaying the user and pass correctly...)

> > Thanks in adv.
> > --
> > VANBO

> > Also, I am going to move the computer to a public IP as soon as I
get it
> > working privately here, but I won't have a domainname, until I can
prove
> > that the box is stable and ready for migration.  What do I need to
do so
> > that it will work on IP only (ie can I just have people send mail to

like
> > with a domainname?)