RE: POP access fails for Mac's

Mark,

>>>>>> Condensed thread:
> > >
> > > After installing the checkpassword program I can't get it to pass the
> > > pop login test showm below when using verified local users and passwords.
> >
> > Check out this section of Q-Cards. It walks you through debugging things
> > like this:
> >     http://www.kitabjian.com/dave/qmailhelp/#Retrieving
> 
> I've done some extensive testing and can retrieved mail and send mail from
> Netscape mailers on Winblows machines using POP3.  (no additions to
> ../qmail/users required)  However I can't seem to get my Mac (running OSX)
> able to send and receive mail using the identical accounts that are
> succesfull from windows.  Does the Mac mail program use a different
> authentication?  All test systems are on a local lan.  (I have been
> successful in the past using the Mac mailer on my old mail server which
> ran sendmail.)

Sounds like a client-side issue. I suggest you try spoofing
POP3 sessions from the PCs _and_ Macs to confirm that the
POP3 server side is doing what you'd expect. The Q-Cards
that Dave mentions have this (see the previously given link),
esp. the 'Telnet', 'POP Id' and 'POP Password' sections.

If the PCs behave the same as the Macs when spoofing as
above, it's your client software that's doing something wierd.

If they're different, I guess posting the respective results to
the list is the next step.

cheers,

Andrew.