pop3d mailbox format

From: Dermot Paikkos (dermot_at_sciencephoto.com)
Date: 09/07/04

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    Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:25:03 +0100
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    Hi Managers,

    SYS: Tru64 v5.1, exim v4.2, pop3d v2.53

    Does anyone know in what format /usr/sbin/pop3d requires the mail
    spool file to be in?

    I am trying to configure the MTA to spool emails into a single file.
    The man page says that the pop reads /usr/spool/mail and the MTA is
    writing the mails in one file per user in this directory. The
    mail.log is showing pop is reading the file:

    (v2.53) Servicing request from "mycomputer.domain.co.uk" at
    +OK QPOP (version 2.53) at myserver.domain.co.uk starti
    Received: "USER dermot"
    +OK Password required for dermot.
    Received: "pass xxxxxxxxx"
    Creating temporary maildrop '/usr/spool/mail/.dermot.pop'
    uid = 123, gid = 16
    Checking for old .dermot.pop file
    Old .dermot.pop file not found, errno (2)
    +OK dermot has 0 messages (0 octets).
    Received: "STAT"
    0 message(s) (0 octets).
    +OK 0 0
    Received: "QUIT"

    The files exist:
    -rw------- 1 dermot mail 0 Sep 7 10:12 .dermot.pop
    -rw------- 1 pop mail 473 Sep 7 11:40 dermot

    In my previous pop server the file had a "\1\1\1\1\n" prefix and
    suffix on each email. I believe this is called an MMDF format. I have
    recreated this format yet pop still doesn't seem to find any mails.

    Any ideas? Should I try MBX? I would mean installing from source
    again so I would rather know before I go down this route.
    Thanx.
    Dp.

    ~~
    Dermot Paikkos * dermot@sciencephoto.com
    Network Administrator @ Science Photo Library
    Phone: 0207 432 1100 * Fax: 0207 286 8668


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