pop3s and root

IgD · 09-28-2003, 07:19 PM

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.

harrygraham · 09-29-2003, 06:51 PM

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!)

markus1982 · 10-01-2003, 01:13 PM

POP3 as root? You know that POP3 uses PLAINTEXT? So your root password will come UNENCRYPTED over the wire. Do you reall think that is a good idea?

IgD · 10-01-2003, 04:59 PM

Markus,

I'm using this on a local LAN. I'm really just playing around with the box trying to see what I can do with it. I use POP3S for all my real e-mail.

Blinker_Fluid · 10-01-2003, 05:16 PM

If it were me I would set up a .forward file to whatever other account you can check at home...
link about the setup...
http://www.cix.co.uk/~kgolding/Guide...rwardfile.html