IMAP inetd.conf file help..

otisranson

otisranson

Hey guys, I have a mail server but I'm having trouble using a mail client to get the mail from the server.

I wasn't sure if I was suppose to add in the lines to the inetd.conf file, or just uncomment the ones there. I am using courier-imap.

Here's the entry:
Code: 
#imap4  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/local/libexec/imapd        imapd
imapd   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/local/libexec/courier-imap       courier-imap

I get a connection refused when I try and connect to the server using Thunderbird.

I am able to send mail from the actual server when using mail locally. I am also able to receive mail as well. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
Are you sure you need inetd for this? Don't you have a start-up script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d that starts Courier as a daemon?

http://www.inter7.com/courierimap/courierimap.html

On systems that use inetd (such as Red Hat 6.2 or earlier), you will also have to manually delete the imap and pop-3 entries from /etc/inetd.conf as well. Courier-IMAP listens for client connections by itself. It doesn't need inetd, and you need to tell inetd to release that port.

On systems that use xinetd (such as Red Hat 7.0 and later), any xinetd entries for imap and pop3 ports must be disabled.
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DutchDaemon said:
Are you sure you need inetd for this? Don't you have a start-up script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d that starts Courier as a daemon?

http://www.inter7.com/courierimap/courierimap.html
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Appreciate the help. I have no idea what if I need inetd for the imap. I thought I did, but I'm unsure.

So you think I should comment out the line in inetd.conf? In /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ I have
Code: 
$ ls /usr/local/etc/rc.d
courier-authdaemond	courier-imap-imapd-ssl	courier-imap-pop3d-ssl
courier-imap-imapd	courier-imap-pop3d

Do I need to add a line in /etc/rc.conf?

I basically need to know how to start courier-imap. Manually will work fine for now, because we are still testing to make sure this is going to work. Like I said, I can send and receive mail from the local server, but the mail clients aren't working.

I thought the line in inetd.conf did that. :(

Appreciate all the help!
 
otisranson said:
So you think I should comment out the line in inetd.conf?
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Yes.

Do I need to add a line in /etc/rc.conf?
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Yes, read the scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. It will tell you which variables you need to set.

I basically need to know how to start courier-imap. Manually will work fine for now, because we are still testing to make sure this is going to work.
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If the correct variables are set in /etc/rc.conf you can use the scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ to start/stop the service.

I thought the line in inetd.conf did that. :(
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It probably will but inetd would have to be running. Inetd probably isn't running because it doesn't by default.

I highly recommend not using inetd unless you really have to.
 
Inetd is deprecated for about anything nowadays, so I would comment out all lines and not start inetd with boot (it has a line in /etc/rc.conf, remove it).

To start the scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d you'll need corresponding lines in /etc/rc.conf. I don't know what they are exactly, but the scripts always contain a line near the top, telling you what they expect to find in /etc/rc.conf. I'd guess it would be something like courier-imap-imapd_enable="YES" or something to that effect.

You can then start it manually with [cmd=]/usr/local/etc/rc.d/courier-imap-imapd start[/cmd], etc. Same for the other courier stuff.
 
Got it to work. I am asked to login now. I should be able to just configure the users and pw's and I should be set.

I added the line in /etc/rc.conf. I didn't have a line in /etc/rc.conf about inetd.

Thanks again for the advice and insight!
 
otisranson said:
I didn't have a line in /etc/rc.conf about inetd.
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That's why your previous installation didn't work. Inetd needed to be started from /etc/rc.conf to get the rules you added to have any effect. Luckily, this put you on the track to a better solution ;)
 
Damn, login failed as my user. All my settings are right in Thunderbird. Does my user need to be in a special group? I am able to send mail locally from the server.
Code: 
#mail test@test.com
Subject: test message
test
(Ctrl + d)
#

test@test.com is not really what I put there. I put my email address.
 
I think you're in a better position to look at your /var/log/maillog and /var/log/messages than us ..
 
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