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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0303040919140.15287@negative.zeroday.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:20:13 -0800 (PST)
From: phaser-X <px@...oday.net>
To: popa3d-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: simple question?

This still does not work and I don't see any errors in my log files 
explaining anything .. 

And just another note, the original /etc/xinetd.d/pop3 service file was 
pulled from my old install which "did" work.  :P

Thanks,

Jason

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Solar Designer wrote:

) On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 04:08:29PM -0800, phaser-X wrote:
) 
) Hi,
) 
) > service pop3
) > {
) > 	socket_type	= stream
) > 	protocol	= tcp
) > 	wait		= no
) > 	user		= popa3d
) > 	server		= /usr/local/sbin/popa3d
) > 	port		= 110
) > 	disable		= no
) > }
) 
) As others have explained, this is wrong.  I'll add that you must not
) explicitly specify a port number for xinetd services, unless you also
) use the UNLISTED flag.  For services listed in /etc/services, the name
) is sufficient.  Here's the configuration which works:
) 
) service pop3
) {
) 	socket_type     = stream
) 	protocol        = tcp
) 	user            = root
) 	wait            = no
) 	server          = /usr/sbin/popa3d
) }
) 
) It also helps to look at your log files after you reload xinetd, I'm
) quite sure that xinetd has indicated what your problem is in there.
) 
) -- 
) /sd
) 

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