[vox-tech] POP3 email

[Rod Roark]

Try running some sniffing software on the Linux box to get some=20
clues.  Ethereal is good with X, otherwise maybe tcpdump.

Yes there's some learning to do, but trust me it will come in
handy many times.

-- Rod
   http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Thursday 11 April 2002 09:02 pm, Martyn R Whittaker wrote:
> Thanks for the advice on sending files to my Web server.  That=92s work=
ing
> fine.
>
> I am now trying to access email.  Ipopd is running on my server =96 i.e=
=2E I
> can send myself email (to martynw@billyfirestudios.com) and when I type
> =20
> telnet localhost pop-3
> =20
> and log in, it tells me I have messages.  (This also works if, instead
> of typing 'localhost'. I type in the actual fixed IP address of my
> machine, or mail.billyfirestudios.com or www.billyfirestudios.com)
> =20
> I now want to be able to 'pop' the email from my Web server to my
> Windows client.
> =20
> In my client mail system (under Outlook) I have tried various pop
> addresses, e.g. mail.billyfirestudios.com, www.billyfirestudios.com,
> 192.168.0.1 and the actual fixed IP address of the machine etc but I do
> not seem to get a connection.
>
> I am also able to run the telnet command from my Windows client i.e.
> when I type:
>
> telnet mail.billyfirestudios.com 110
>
> using the 'RUN' command, it works fine.
>
> I feel I must be close but missing something obvious.  Any advice would
> be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
>
> Martyn
> =20
> Martyn R. Whittaker
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