sendmail authentication problem

saulgonzalez · 12-07-2003, 03:43 PM

hi all, im configuring my mail server and when i try to conect to it using kmail or any MUA i get an authorization error this is my /var/log/mail file pleasse help

Dec 7 15:26:48 linux ipop3d[11129]: Command stream end of file while reading line user=??? host=dsl-200-78-70-90.prod-infinitum.com.mx [200.78.50.10]

/usr/share/sendmail/cf/linux.mc file looks like this:
include(`../m4/cf.m4')
OSTYPE(suse-linux)dnl
FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl
FEATURE(`access_db')dnl
MAILER(local)dnl
MAILER(smtp)dnl

chort · 12-07-2003, 03:50 PM

That's not a sendmail error. Read it closely.

Quote:

Dec 7 15:26:48 linux ipop3d[11129]: Command stream end of file while reading line user=??? host=dsl-200-78-70-90.prod-infinitum.com.mx [200.78.50.10]

Sendmail only handles SMTP, you need other daemons to handle POP, IMAP, etc...

GraemeK · 12-07-2003, 06:13 PM

i'm not sure what distro u use but in redhat you need to amend a few files...

um....

do a search for the ipop3 file

should be in /etc/xinetd.d/

# default: off
# description: The POP3 service allows remote users to access
# using an POP3 client such as Netscape Communica
# or fetchmail.
service pop3
{
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
log_on_success += HOST DURATION
log_on_failure += HOST
disable = no
}

undisable it...

G

saulgonzalez · 12-07-2003, 09:50 PM

i don't have a ipop3d file, should i make one? i have an imap file, wich i modified and still get the same error, please help
im using suse 9 and tryng to conect with MS Outlook

chort · 12-08-2003, 02:12 AM

Have you tried
$ man ipop3d
? It doesn't sound like it. There is probably a user database that you have to populate before you can authenticate to it. You may also have to specify what type of authentication it's supposed to use.

By the way, it won't necessarily run out of inetd/xinetd. It could be a stand-alone daemon. It *is* started, else you wouldn't get the log line from it so being disabled is not the problem. It is enabled, it's just not configured properly.

GraemeK · 12-08-2003, 05:14 AM

ok so ipop3d is working, cool.........on RH you need to undisable it first

try a locate for the ipop3d file and just have a look.......there might be other entries you need to amend?

i'm only guessing!

G