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Is it possible to use pop3s to check e-mail for the root account? I have a Linux box on my lan and was messing around. I wanted to check the root account remotely for nightly maint reports. I tried to do it but it seemed access to the root account was turned off by default.
There's probably a dozen ways to accomplish what you want. I don't think it's neccessary to use pop3 as you can set up a remote login program that would be less complicated. But if you want to set up a mail transfer program I think Sendmail has the capability. (It has the capability to do just about anything!)
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