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List:       c-client
Subject:    Re: FreeBSD Imap Help
From:       pheonix1t <pheonix1t () houston ! rr ! com>
Date:       2003-07-09 1:49:21
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On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 15:12, User NAGA wrote:
> Hi!  I've been searching everywhere for Imap help on FreeBSD and
> apparently this list is my last hope.   I've always used Imap in the past
> but I cant seem to get the new version of FreeBSD and Imap to work
> properly.
> 
> What I want:
> All I want is STANDARD IMAP.   I want to be able to login directly using
> Port 143 

the new uw-imap works with SSL on port 993.  When you test your
connections, just choose imap and secure connection, it should work
fine.


If you want the regular port 143, you have to compile it with the NO
AUTH switch or something like that....it's in the documentation.



or one of my Webmail clients (which no longer work with the newer
> version of imap-uw.   Everytime I try to login with this new version using
> the standard port 143 on outlook or webmail I get "Login rejected" and bad
> password errors.
> 
> I have read the docs thoroughly, searched all over the net and various
> bulletin boards and am getting no help anywhere.
> 
> I've reinstalled imap-uw over 50 times now using everything from the
> standard "make install" to the "make -DWITH_SSL_AND_PLAINTEXT=yes
> install", make SSLTYPE=unix install, "make WITHOUT_SSL=yes install" and
> None of it seems to work for port 143????   Port 993 works fine but I need
> the standard port 143 to work
> 
> Each time I remake and install, I make sure the following line is in my
> inetd.conf file:
> 
> imap4   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/local/libexec/imapd    imapd
> 
> and per the install notes, though this part was new to me, I added the
> following sections to my /etc/pam.conf file
> 
> imap    auth    required        pam_unix.so
> imap    account required        pam_unix.so    try_first_pass
> imap    session required        pam_deny.so
> 
> Can someone out there please tell me, or point me to a straightforward
> explanation of how I can get imap to work Normal on port 143 or what I'm
> messing up on?  I would really appreciate the help as after 3 weeks I am
> literally pulling my hair out over what Used to be a VERY simple
> installation procedure!
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> Rebecca
> 
> 
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