[Spambayes] Problem with pop3proxy

[Bernie Gardner]

On Sun, 2003-05-25 at 11:26, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     Bernie> I did start pop3proxy first, and in fact I can access the setup
>     Bernie> pages in my browser with no problem.  I think it is Evolution
>     Bernie> which is refused by my local computer, not pop3proxy by the isp.
>     Bernie> The error message definitely comes from Evolution and comes up
>     Bernie> immediately after I press send/recieve.
> 
> Can you tell that pop3proxy is listening to the port you think it should be
> listening to (localhost:110 for example)?  If you're not running as root,
> make sure you selected a port > 1024.  If you execute "netstat -an" you
> should see something like "127.0.0.1:NNN" in the Local Address column with
> "LISTEN" in the State column.  You should also be able to telnet to port NNN
> of your machine while pop3proxy is running.
> 
> Also try a "netstat -an" without running pop3proxy.  Perhaps your system
> already has something listening to port NNN and you'll have to pick another
> port.
> 
> Skip

Thanks for the hint.  I checked with netstat and it turned out it was
listening on 0.0.0.0:NNN instead of localhost.  It works if I set
Evolution to that address, but I'm trying to figure out why pop3proxy is
using the wrong address.

Bernie
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Bernie Gardner <w1az at arrl.net>