[NTLUG:Discuss] Where is POP3?

Rick Matthews k5wls at verizon.net
Wed May 25 23:12:23 CDT 2005


I'll answer my own question, just in case it might help someone else
later...

CentOS 4.0 
For pop3 support you need to install cyrus-imapd or dovecot.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org]On
> Behalf Of Rick Matthews
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:54 PM
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Where is POP3?
> 
> 
> I'm in the process of freeing up a server so that I can finally upgrade 
> the OS.  
> 
> I have Fetchmail working in its new location (CentOS 4) and sendmail is 
> properly delivering the mail to the user boxes.  I need pop3 
> functionality so the windows clients can retrieve their mail.
> 
> Under RH8, pop3 was an extended service.  I can't find it there under 
> CentOS 4, so either it has moved, or (more likely) I haven't installed 
> the package containing pop3.  
> 
> What am I looking for? (I understand RTFM and I've spent a little over 
> an hour looking for the answer on my own, but I'm tired of trying to 
> figure out how to "turn the lights on" again.)
> 
> [When I installed the RH8 I installed everything.  It sure is a lot 
> easier to turn something on when you need it than it is to do what I'm 
> doing now!]
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Rick
> _______________________________________________
> https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss




More information about the Discuss mailing list