suggestions on imap/pop3 servers

[Bunnyhop]

RedDevil...are you using a unix based system? (linux/bsd/etc)

A few things you can check


1) If your pop3/imap mail program is (x)inetd based (which it most likely is)...ensure you have an active setting in either the /etc/inetd.conf file or in the /etc/xinetd.d/ directory (if using xinetd)

2) Check your /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files....make sure your IP has access to the mail services on your server.

Quick and easy setup is to put

ALL: put.in.your.ip

in the /etc/hosts.allow file...be sure to restart your inetd/xinetd to ensure the change takes effect (most systems do realtime checks so it usually isn't an issue).

If the pop3/imap mail program is running as a daemon...make sure it's actually running on your system =)

3) Check your server logs...most likely either /var/log/messages and/or /var/log/maillog to see if there's any indications why you are not able to access your server's mail setup.