yep i searched for ages and got loads of seller posts lol

ok my question is how do i setup pop3 mail for my server ?

do i need software or is my linux redhat enterprise already good for this ???

thanks for any help im lost with this one :(

anyone here know howto setup my server to allow pop3 accounts and maybe a good software i can use with webmin to organize it ?

Regards
Mick

What type of server? linux, bsd, windows...

its linux RHE

i have gone from knowing nothing to knowing a little more than nothing lol but have installed everything i need now to run my site except pop3 and a way to allow subdmonains for my members (i dont even have a clue yet what kinda software will allow this ?

but anyway if someone knows what pop3 software to use with webmin that would be gr8 :)

I can't say for RHEL specifically, but for RH9 it is part of the distribution. It was located in the IMAP rpm. It was also necessary to enable it inside of /etc/xinetd.d/pop3

if your looking for a good pop3 server i'd run qmail

you could do like
qmail + vpopmail + qmailadmin + spamassassin

that would be a really nice mail system

check out http://lifewithqmail.org/ for a good guide

i have imap installed with php (i remember when i compiled it i installed it with that from a imap src)

also i just started reading qmail install insrtuctions and was a bit confused because i have sendmail installed ?

can i use sendmail for pop3 ? or would i still need to install qmail and also will qmail run along side sendmail ?

thanks everyone for the replys

Regards
Mick

Hi,

Please be cool to have a look into this solution.

The IMAP/POP mail suite comes standard with the RedHat installation CDs. You can install the RPM with this command:

# rpm -Uvh imap-2001a-15.i386.rpm

POP mail is started by xinetd. Therefore to get POP mail configured to start at boot you have to use the chkconfig command to make sure xinetd starts up on booting.

# chkconfig --level 35 xinetd on

To start/stop/restart POP mail after booting you can use the xinetd init script located in the directory /etc/init.d like this:

# /etc/init.d/xinetd start

# /etc/init.d/xinetd stop

# /etc/init.d/xinetd restart

Remember to restart the POP mail process every time you make a change to the configuration files for the changes to take effect on the running process Configuring Your POP Mail Server:

The starting and stopping of POP Mail is controlled by xinetd via the /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 file. POP Mail is deactivated by default, so you’ll have to edit this file to start the program. Make sure the contents look like this. The disable feature must be set to \"no\" to accept connections.

Follow the steps below and set the \"disable\" parameter to \"no\".

# cd /etc/xinetd.d
# vi ipop3

# default: off
# description: The POP3 service allows remote users

# to access their mail \\
# using an POP3 client such as Netscape Communicator, mutt, \\
# or fetchmail.
service pop3
{

socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
log_on_success += HOST DURATION
log_on_failure += HOST
disable = no

}

You will then have to restart xinetd for these changes to take effect using the
startup script in the /etc/init.d directory.

Naturally, to disable POP Mail once again, you’ll have to edit the
/etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 file, set “disable” to “yes” and restart xinetd.

Regards,


:)

when i try to look at the pop3 file you talk about ti says file does not exist i get these files when i do a locate

/etc/log.d/conf/services/ipop3d.conf
/etc/log.d/scripts/services/ipop3d

and i bought my hosting with just redhat enterprise already there i dunno about files on CD's :(

thanks for the info its been a good read and gives me an idea

but is there not a server on the internet i can get that will do all that i need ? and maybe if i am lucky work with webmin lol

Regards
Mick

Mick,
Here is what I would do, as already suggested above: QMail + Vpopmail + extras. There is a great tutorial here:
http://www.shupp.org/toaster
That will guide you step by step through the entire process.

At the end you will have an extremely powerful and secure mail server that has SSL support for both POP3 and IMAP, as well as webmail, etc.

Take a look,

Peter

cheers peter i was interested in that setup but it was not clear how to get it working ?

i will follow that insructions and give it a go

thanks again i appreciate it :)

Mick

hi i followed that instructions to the letter and it seemed like it went fine .. except a small error with imap which i think i have sorted

now i can see qmail in webmin now but there are links to squrrel mail and a admin section when it ry to goto these links it gives me an error ... and when i try to look for these using whereis and locate they are not on my server ... hoe i dunno as the install main all went fine ?

ps i am talking about the link http://www.shupp.org/toaster

cheers and thanks in advance (

Mick,
Make sure that apache is currently running on your server, and that the control panel files are located in your Apache's path.

If you need additional help, please don't hesitate to PM or E-Mail me.

Thanks,

Peter

yes you was right i went over the instructions again and it just told me to create these /var/www/ whatever

but my apache is not located in these so i ahd to do these steps again :)

all working except when i try to login in to eitehr squirel mail or qmailadmin it says invalid login ?

what file do i ahve to edit to add users to ?

thanks for all the help

Mick

Mick,
Did you create a virtual domain like the toaster instructions instruct you to? To create one simply type:
/home/vpopmail/bin/vadddomain test.com

It will prompt you for the postmaster password, which will be the password you will use to login to qmailadmin.

Use the above script to create all of your virtualdomains, and then use qmailadmin to add new users, etc.

Peter

yeah but qmailadmin asks for:

User

domain

password

so what do i put for the user then ?

again thanks peter you have been very helpful

Mick

Mick,
For the username you will use: postmaster , and then whichever password you chose earlier.

Peter

cheers peter you have been a gr8 help for me :)

got it working now ;)

one last question how do i setup my outlook express to recieve my mail ?

cheers again

Mick

tried to edit my last post to add this last question but the admin have it set to after 15 mins you cant edit.

and the biggest question is now i got rid of sendmail what do i do to php.ini or whatever to make it use qmail ?


cheers again peter its been a good learning experiance ;)

Mick

If you followed the directions in the toaster sendmail should have been deleted, and a symbolic link created from the old sendmail binary to the new qmail binary.

PHP did not need to be configured on any of the machines I installed the toaster on.

Peter

again thanks peter ;)

hey i can send mails so its half working for me :)

now when i try to reply back to the emails i get this error ? - returned to my hotmail and isp addys


MAILER-DAEMON@digitalpig.co.uk

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at digitalpig.co.uk.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<bronto@digitalpig.co.uk>:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)


its strange :(, and yes the accounts do exist :)

cheers for any help

Mick,
Please contact me(either via PM or E-mail) for further help. I don't want to take up more space on the forum.

Peter

peter i dont think taking space up on the server is a problem its a good thing and what forums ar about

if someone types in the keywords

Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)

in webhostingtalks search then they might get this thread if they read as you posted

please contact me by PM or Email they are gonna think bugger whats the answer !!!!!!

then they start a new thread because you have not answered waisting more space

i run a very busy forum with 6000+ members and searching out posts is the main function of the site and if members explain over 4 pages and it helps someone else out thats the whole point of the thread in the first place

hope you understand why i like to use forums and spread knowledge

Mick,
Ok, I am assuming that you are hosting digitalpig.co.uk on the qmail server you setup?

If so, what occurs when you type:

/home/vpopmail/bin/vuserinfo bronto@digitalpig.co.uk

Peter

name: bronto
passwd: "xxxxxremovedxxxxx"
clear passwd: [xxxxxx]
uid: 1
gid: 0
flags: 0
gecos: bronto
limits: No user limits set.
dir: /home/vpopmail/domains/digitalpig.co.uk/bronto
quota: 50000000000S
usage: 100%
last auth: Wed Mar 3 05:58:17 2004



thank you very much peter you are a star !

It appears that the user is over their quote. Notice the usage is @ 100%.....Usually qmail will return a user over quota error message, not a user does not exist error message.

Try adding another user: test@digitalpig.co.uk and sending e-mail to that user.

Peter

name: test
passwd: XXXXREMOVEDXXXXX
clear passwd: [xxxxxxx]
uid: 1
gid: 0
flags: 0
gecos: test
limits: No user limits set.
dir: /home/vpopmail/domains/digitalpig.co.uk/test
quota: NOQUOTA
usage: NOQUOTA
last auth: Wed Mar 3 05:54:07 2004


still the same and i added this account without a quota (unlimited)

its wierd as the settings in qmailadmin are very limited you can only add accounts really but the admin section in webmin is quite complex and i might of changed somthing in tehre that i should not have i think ?

Regards
Mick

Mick,
Yes, it looks like something is amiss. Personally, I don't know how to troubleshoot this without having hands on access to the machine. If you would like me to take a peak send me an e-mail.

Peter

sorry peter no offence m8y but i am not going to give asccess to the server as i dont even know you

no offence and your help has been fantastic :)... i just hope i can work this one out :)

Regards
Mick

woohoo i got it working :)

it seems i changed my host section to

digitalpig.co.uk

and it should be

localhost

now i face that problem of the users accounts being over quota as you pointed out earlier :)... any ideas on how to fix that they seem to have 2GB of space lol how can it be over quota ?

Regards
Mick

got the quata thing working to with this command

/home/vpopmail/bin/vsetuserquota digitalpigs.co.uk 5200000

giving everyone 5MB accounts ;)

that fixed it for me if anyone else has this problem

Regards
Mickie