> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben Yau > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:04 PM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: pop won't authenticate my password > > > > > > Hi, I run Red Hat Linux 9 on a computer that's part of a > home network > > that has a fixed IP address and domain name linked to the > IP address. > > I've just started using an e-mail server on this system, and I use > > SMTP as an outgoing mail server and POP as the incoming > mail server (I > > made sure the 25 and 110 ports are open under the network's > firewall). > > Right now I'm using just Mozilla Mail to test everything out first > > before I look into adopting a more advanced e-mail client. > > > > After I set up my account with Mozilla Mail, the SMTP server works > > fine, i.e. I can send mail to any Internet address and my > address will > > be given as coming from my domain name. However, when I try to > > retrieve mail, as my Mozilla is set up to do first thing when it > > starts, I'm asked to "Enter your password for ed@pop" ("ed" > is my RH9 > > user name, with the only other one on my system being "root"). I > > supply my normal RH9 password for user "ed", but I get in response > > "The PASS command did not succeed. Mail server pop responded: > > Authentication failed." I tried other variations on what my pop > > password might be, including "ed" itself, "root" and a > bunch of other > > wild guesses, but each time nothing worked. > > > > Are you able to log in to your pop server (via telnet or > whatever) ? If so you have the right username/password . I > would make sure your mail server is configured correctly. > SMTP and POP3 are independent configurations. Make sure the > server in your POP3 config is the correct one. Make sure > it's the correct port. Those are the first things I'd check. > > Ben Yau Thanks, Ben. No, I'm not able to get into my pop server at all either through the Mozilla client nor through Telnet (see my previous reply to Rodolfo's message). Is there another way to get into my pop server to see what's going on? Yes, I know SMTP is separate, and as I said in my original posting, it's working fine; I can send messages anywhere. I'm pretty sure I have the right port for pop, namely 110, just as I know I have the right one of 25 for SMTP. But let me ask you: how would I do as you suggest, "Make sure the server in your POP3 config is the correct one"? Ed McCorduck Department of English State University of New York College at Cortland ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mccorduck.cortland.edu http://McCorduck.ws -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
