Re: How to setup a pop3 server?
On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> My mate has just asked if I could set up an old machine to run as a
> little mail server for 3 people who hang out together, all running macs.
> They have an ADSL line connection without a fixed IP. I thought I'd run
> exim/fetchmail (in daemon mode) and procmail to filter mail into the
> mailboxes.
>
> However I need a Mac-friendly pop3 daemon that will work well with exim
> and Macs (OS9 Entourage and OSX Mail, I think). There are no special
> needs. However if there is no real difference between them, I'd prefer
> to 'do it right' and learn to configure a good pop3 implementation
> rather than a lightweight one. My office, with about 120 workers, might
> need a pop3 server in the future!
>
> I'm running Woody. Dselect offers the following when doing a search for
> 'pop3':
>
> * ipopd
I just wante to mention that if you're going to use this, get ipopd-ssl
instead. (I don't know why it didn't come up in your search but it is in
non-US/main.) Most POP3 clients support POP3 over SSL and it gives you
some extra security.
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Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar@debian.org>
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