Re: [SPAM] Cannot Authenticate When "popping" mail

On 04/21/2012 06:13 PM, Rick Phillips wrote:
> I have searched my problem extensively on the web and even in the
> archives on this list without success.  I say without success because
> there were many similar problems with different configurations going
> back to about 2003 but in many cases, the question I am about to ask
> was ignored on the lists.
>
> I have installed netqmail + vpopmail + ezmlm dozens of times without any
> problems following "Life With Qmail" explicitly and the instruction with
> vpopmail.  I have had 3 failed attempts using 64bit CentOS 6.0, 6.1 and
> now 6.2.  Everything functions - qmailadmin works and authenticates,
> mail is received on the server and mail can be sent BUT popping the mail
>   from the server fails with the error "Unable to connect to server
> 'servername' Cannot send password".
>
> My mailer configuration is exactly the same as I use on working setups.
> I have wasted days on a solution - even trying older and the development
> versions of vpopmail.  The version I am currently using is 5.4.33.
>
> The following is my /var/qmail/supervise/qmail-pop3d/run script.
>
> #!/bin/sh
> exec /usr/local/bin/softlimit -m 10000000 \
>      /usr/local/bin/tcpserver -v -R -H -l 0 0 110 /var/qmail/bin/qmail-popup \
>          FQDN_disguised /home/vpopmail/bin/vchkpw /var/qmail/bin/qmail-pop3d Maildir 2>&1
>
> vchkpw indeed resides where it should be as outlined above.  The mail arrives in a Maildir folder exactly as it should.  There are several domains, each being set up from scratch using vadddomain and then users were added with qmailadmin which functions normally.
>
> My bad experiences have only been with CentOS 6.X and I manage several other servers running CentOS 5.X without any issues both in 64 and 32 bit.  I am at my wits end and can only assume a problem with the latest CentOS and there for perhaps with similar versions of RHEL.
>
> I hope someone has some ideas.
>
> With thanks in advance,
>
> Rick
>

Have you tried increasing the softlimit value? I would try adding 
another zero. If it works, you can reduce the number gradually until it 
breaks again.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'


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