I am trying to install a pop3 email server, using postfix and qpopper on fc3. I've followed the install stuff as best I can and added port 110 to firewall, yet when I test it via pop3test or telnet to port 110 I get
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT (2 references)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere anywhere icmp any
ACCEPT ipv6-crypt-- anywhere anywhere
ACCEPT ipv6-auth-- anywhere anywhere
ACCEPT udp -- anywhere 224.0.0.251 udp dpt:5353
ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere udp dpt:ipp
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:http
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:https
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ftp
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ssh
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:smtp
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:imap
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dptop3
REJECT all -- anywhere anywhere reject-with icmp-host-prohibited


not sure where to start trying to track down

thanks for any help

tony

I think that it's not iptables thing. I think you don't have the server started. Check it.

Thanks,

please bear in mind that I am learning lots, but still a NEWBIE. I followed the install directions. Only difference is that I put

pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/local/bin/popper -s

in xinetd.conf instead of the inetd.conf because using FC3 and it's my understanding that is what you do. I restarted xinetd with 'service xinetd restart' (which seemed to work). I've tried to run it manually with/usr/local/bin/popper -s . prompt just returns, no messages.

If I ps x | grep popper, I get nothing. so not sure if it's running or not (makes be believe that it's not). Sorry if this seems totally idiotic on my part. What can I try?

Thanks,

tony