[Sderby] IMAP server configuration for squirrelmail - SuSE 8.2

[Malcolm Neal]

Hi Dave 
 
I am now part of the SDLUG did the work to get on last couple of weeks ago
 
Malcolm

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: David Coulson [mailto:Dave at coulsn.freeserve.co.uk] 
	Sent: Thu 25/09/2003 16:32 
	To: South Derby LUG General Mailing List 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: [Sderby] IMAP server configuration for squirrelmail - SuSE 8.2
	
	

	dave at armchair.mb.ca wrote:
	> Someone wrote:
	>
	>
	>>I am trying to run squirrelmail using the SUSE 8.2 installation.
	>>
	>>When I try and log in I get the message "Unknown user or password
	>>incorrect"
	>>
	>>I dont think i have my IMAP server configured correctly.
	>>My maillog contains the following entry.
	>>Sep 25 10:50:28 linux10 imapd[8919]: imap service init from 127.0.0.1
	>>Sep 25 10:50:31 linux10 imapd[8919]: Command stream end of file, while
	>>reading line user=testspam host=localhost [127.0.0.1]
	>>
	>>What advice can you offer?
	>
	>
	> First, verify your IMAP installation works by using an IMAP compatible
	> mail client, such as Netscape or Evolution.
	>
	> One possible problem is that squirrelmail has been configured for the
	> wrong vendor's IMAP server.  Run ./configure in the squirrelmail
	> directory.
	>
	> Another possibility:  I've seen squirrelmail installations that
	> consistently fail on the first login attempt but succeed on the second.
	> I'm not sure why this occurs.
	>
	> Maybe I should introduce myself, since I'm new here and haven't posted
	> before.  I'm a lecturer in Computing at the University of Derby.  I've
	> lived in England for three and a half years.  Prior to that, I was a
	> software developer in Canada.  I've played with Linux since 1991 (kernel
	> version 0.95!); used it for commercial Internet server, database server
	> and software development projects since 1993; and converted entirely from
	> Windows to Linux on the desktop in 2000.
	>
	> Dave...
	> Can't say that I have tried squirrelmail so can't help there.
	  However I too am a (retired ) lecturer from UoD Computing, so
	welcome to the club. They are a great bunch of guys and are always helpful!
	Dave Coulson (Yes another another Dave)?????????
	>
	>
	>
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