Can't authenticate to ipop3d

[Brad De Vries]

--- Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Keith Morse wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Michael Hipp wrote:
> > 
> >>I just did a clean install of RH9 on a server that
> was running RH8, 
> >>everything is working great except that ipop3d
> won't authenticate any 
> >>users. Just says "Bad authentication". This was
> working fine on RH8 and 
> >>I don't remember putting any real effort into
> getting it working.
> >>
> >>Log says stuff like:  Autologout user=???
> host=[192.168.0.xxx]
> >>
> >>Does it use some different authentication
> mechanism? Is there even a 
> >>config file for ipop3d?
> > 
> > WAG here.  Take a look at /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3
> and/or /etc/hosts.allow.
> 
> Thanks. The xinetd.d/ipop3 file is clean and exactly
> the same as the one 
> that worked in RH8. The hosts.allow is empty
> meaning, I assume, allow 
> everyone.
> 
> And I can telnet into port 110 and enter USER and
> PASS so it's not a 
> basic network connectivity issue. It just says "Bad
> authentication" to 
> every combo of user/pass I enter.
> 
> Still looking for ideas ...
> 
> Michael

What e-mail clients are you using?  Some have the
ability to send user/passwd in clear text or
encrypted.  Have you tried both?

Brad

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