Re: relaying POP3
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 10:14:06 -0700
peasthope@cablelan.net wrote:
> Debian Users,
>
> My favourite MUA has an implementation of POP3
> which is not compatible with the POP3 of my ISP.
>
> Until I can fix POP3 in the MUA, I want my
> home Debian router machine to fetch messages
> from the ISP and deliver them by POP3 to my
> workstation.
I have done this with the 'popa3d' pop server package.
> Currently fetchmail and exim get messages from
> the ISP and put them in /var/mail/peter. I can
> read them with mutt. What packages and
> configurations are needed to allow forwarding
> via POP3?
It's really as simple as can be; just install popa3d and AFAIR it
automatically makes the mail in the users' mailboxes
[e.g. /var/mail/username] available to pop clients.
Celejar
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