[techtalk] Woes :\

[Maureen Seller]

the linux how-to on installing a pop daemon covers telnetting to the pop 
port to verify functionality.

(http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/LDP/LG/issue50/tag/48.html)




-mo'

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At 02:11 PM 1/4/01 +0000, you wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 07:15:43AM -0500 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
>Kath thought:
> > Suddenly, I can no longer receive email sent to kathweb.net.  In 
> Outlook Express, I get the following error:
> >
> > "A time-out occurred while communicating with the server. Account: 
> 'kathweb.net', Server: 'kathweb.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, 
> Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC19"
> >
> > Now I have checked, via a portscan, and found that port 110 is open.  I 
> can login to the box via ssh and type "mail" and see the mail waiting for 
> me.  I haven't installed any new software or anything similar.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > - Kath
>You could try a telnet to port 110 of kathweb.net and see what you get
>there.  You could have a look at the logs on kathweb also and see if you
>get anything there.  Maybe try increasing the relevant log level for the
>pop server and try a few times while tailing the log.  Unfortunately, I'm
>not sure how to do these things myself but I'm sure they can be done.
>
>--
>Conor Daly <conor.daly at oceanfree.net>
>
>Domestic Sysadmin :-)
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>   2:08pm  up 21:16,  1 user,  load average: 0.17, 0.16, 0.07
>
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