Are you sure you are using qpopper?
I ask as you have the line
"disable = yes" in your config file
this means the pop3 is disabled here.
Can you run the following (without quotes):
"/etc/rc.d/init.d/dovecot status"
This will tell you if dovecot pop3 is on this server.
Regards
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Connexions Web Solutions" <Administration (at mark) cnx-solutions.com>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: [coba-e:06237] Re: POP3 BOX STOPS RESPONDING
> Hi Chris,
>
> My POP3 parameters are
>
> # qpopper config file for xinetd
> service pop-3
> {
> flags = REUSE NAMEINARGS
> socket_type = stream
> protocol = tcp
> wait = no
> user = root
> server = /usr/sbin/in.qpopper
> server_args = in.qpopper -s
> disable = yes
> instances = 80
> }
>
> As you can see, uits set to instances=80. I can change that to 100,
> and do I just enter a new line
>
> cps = 100 10
>
>
> And how/where do I do this
>
> "The in.qpopper command line should have -R as option"
>
>
>
> And telnet as you suggested comes back with
>
> +OK AVG POP3 Proxy Server 7.1.371/7.1.394 [268.10.7/410]
>
> Not sure what that means as we do not have a proxy server ?
>
> Rgds.
>
> Keith Reynolds
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Date sent: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:48:41 +0200
> From: Chris Hemsing <C.Hemsing (at mark) gmx.net>
> Send reply to: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:06232] Re: POP3 BOX STOPS RESPONDING
> To: Connexions Web Solutions <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
>
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>
> Hello whoever,
>
> there may be several reasons.
> Have a look at
> /etc/xinetd.d/pop3
> a) Is the
> cps
> parameter set?
> Set it to say
> cps = 100 10
> b) Is the
> instances
> parameter set?
> In case it is, set it to
> instances = 100
> c) The in.qpopper command line should have -R as option
>
> In case the system gets stuck: can you track a pop3 query? Does the pop3
> protocol start and gets stuck at the authentication? Or ist the no
> response to pop3 request at all? Try
>
> telnet host_in_question 110
>
> is there any answer?
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
>
> Monday, August 7, 2006, 1:30:26 PM, you wrote:
>
> CWS> Hi,
>
> CWS> I have a new very fast box with CentOS latest & BQ. It has about two
> CWS> hundred mail.domain.com on it, with an average of five users per
> CWS> .com.
>
> CWS> It intermittently locks up on users email, when they get
> CWS> authentication failure, and cannot login using webmail. Yet oddly the
> CWS> admin POP3 mailbox never stops responding, nor webmail for the
> CWS> admin box. Its not a DNS issue because I am using IP to overcome
> CWS> that.
>
> CWS> It appears to be in some way linked to mail checking programmes
> CWS> like magic mail monitor, which when started may send forty or fifty
> CWS> parallel requests to check mailboxes, all on the same IP.
>
> CWS> Does anyone have a similar problem ?
>
> CWS> What I find odd is that it only effects users mail boxes, never the
> CWS> server admin mail box, even though that is being checked with the
> CWS> same mail monitor programme.
>
> CWS> Is there a maximum number of connections on sendmail that I can
> CWS> increase ?
>
> CWS> Any help appreciated.
>
> CWS> Rgds.
>
>
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