Re: telnet port 110

Dale Van Beveren wrote:
> /etc/inetd.conf changed? Make sure pop3 isn't commented out.
> Dale
>
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1) I'm using Fedora Linux:
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Linux tmdlx57.richmatt.com 2.6.5-1.358 #1 Sat May 8 09:04:50 EDT 2004
i686 i686
i386 GNU/Linux
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2) In my /etc/services file, I see this after grepping pop3 and smtp:
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smtp 25/tcp mail
smtp 25/udp mail
pop3 110/tcp pop-3 # POP version 3
pop3 110/udp pop-3
pop3s 995/tcp # POP-3 over SSL
pop3s 995/udp # POP-3 over SSL
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3) In my /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 file:
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service pop3
{
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
#server = /etc/log.d/scripts/services/ipop3d
log_on_success += USERID
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}
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4) I've disabled my firewall:
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[root@tmdlx57 root]# iptables -F
[root@tmdlx57 root]# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
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5) I've chkconfig like this:
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[root@tmdlx57 root]# chkconfig --list ipop3
ipop3 on
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6) I can telnet to port 25.
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[root@tmdlx57 root]# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
[root@tmdlx57 root]# telnet 10.2.21.7 25
Trying 10.2.21.7...
Connected to 10.2.21.7.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 tmdlx57.richmatt.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.2/8.13.2; Sat, 15 Jan 2005
15:16:39 +0800
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6) But I cannot telnet to pop3. How should I troubleshoot further?
[root@tmdlx57 root]# telnet 10.2.21.7 110
Trying 10.2.21.7...
telnet: connect to address 10.2.21.7: Connection refused



johnc@richmatt.com

One consultant came to look into the Fedora Sendmail server. He
also spent time trouble shooting. He came to the conclusion that the
xinetd binaries and ipop3 binaries were not compatible. He suggested
that I reformat the server. To save time and also that I've backup the
data, I've just started reformatting the hard disk and re-install a
clean Fedora Linux version.
Thanks very much for your attention.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> One consultant came to look into the Fedora Sendmail server. He
> also spent time trouble shooting. He came to the conclusion that the
> xinetd binaries and ipop3 binaries were not compatible. He suggested
> that I reformat the server. To save time and also that I've backup the
> data, I've just started reformatting the hard disk and re-install a
> clean Fedora Linux version.
> Thanks very much for your attention.
>
reformat the server? what kind of advice is that? imagine the down time.
what's wrong with recompiling a different pop3 server?

check out
http://www.qmail.org/, its primarily a smtp server, it comes with a pop3
server.

Song

On 2005-01-15, (E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> One consultant came to look into the Fedora Sendmail server. He
> also spent time trouble shooting. He came to the conclusion that the
> xinetd binaries and ipop3 binaries were not compatible. He suggested
> that I reformat the server.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

?! ...must have been an MSCE consultant, eh?

Why not just dowmload the sources for the imap server and build your own
package?


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-John ((E-Mail Removed))