[ale] POP mail server

Gary S. Mackay Gary at edisoninfo.com
Mon Jun 12 15:49:04 EDT 2000


I'm not sure what distro you have, but check things like "rights" on the
/var/spool/mqueue directory, "rights" on the /var/spool/mail/<username> file,
etc. 

- Gary

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Michael Smith wrote:
> 
> I know this should be simple enough but.....
> 
> I just purchased a new domain name and I wanted to use a pop / smtp mail
> server for mail delivery.  I just pulled down popa3d and changed my mail
> exchange record(actually 2 days ago) to aim at my new domain.  I attempt to
> send mail from an account(hotmail for example) and I can see an smtp
> connection from hotmail in my ip log but when I attempt to connect to the
> pop mail server to get mail, no mail exists.  I authenticate OK but I always
> have no mail.  I never receive a "User not found" error back in hotmail so I
> think it's being delivered.  Is there a setting or something that I am
> missing.  I don't seem to find alot on POP out there.  Any ideas??
> 
> Michael A. Smith
> Senior Software Developer
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