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Date:      05 Oct 2004 10:32:10 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Perttu Laine" <pepe@kahvipannu.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: imapd problem.
Message-ID:  <441xgd9qxh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <4759.62.183.166.174.1096955953.squirrel@ssl.nebula.fi>
References:  <4759.62.183.166.174.1096955953.squirrel@ssl.nebula.fi>

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"Perttu Laine" <pepe@kahvipannu.com> writes:

> Hello!
> 
> I have problem with imapd. I can't start dovecot 'cause it says this:
> 
> --
> koaze# /usr/local/sbin/dovecot
> Fatal: listen(143) failed: Address already in use
> koaze#
> --
> 
> But I don't know what could be using that address. I had cyrus for a
> while, but I removed it and ps aux show nothing that could use imapd port.
> Only other email app running is postfix as smtp.
> 
> So. What could be wrong here?

*Something* is holding the port.
You can find out what with:
  sockstat | grep 143 

-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org:8088/~lowell/



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