Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 21:12:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net> To: font@Mcs.Net (Font) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: popper error Message-ID: <199806030112.VAA11719@nwalme.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980602142210.17918A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> from Font at "Jun 2, 98 02:28:06 pm"
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I really don't know much about POP3, or the "auth" command, but QPopper doesn't support it, 'yet': pop_auth.c line 19: auth : optional command ; Not supported. Does that answer everyone's questions? > On Fri, 29 May 1998, Doug White wrote: > > On Wed, 27 May 1998, pn wrote: > > > I am recently installed ver. 2.2.6 and keep getting this error msg from > > > /var/log/messages > > > host1 popper[5802]: @hosts1.mydomain.com: -ERR Too few arguments for the > > > auth command. > > > You forgot your username in the client config .. ? > > I believe Netscape Communicator causes this error to be logged when > talking with qpopper. It doesn't cause a problem, so I just ignore > it. I've conjectured (but haven't looked at POP3 documentation) that > Communicator is interrogating the server for a feature qpopper doesn't > have. Eudora also works fine, and doesn't generate the error. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Dima Dorfman (dima@zwb.net) "640k ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981 Micro$oft Sucks! FreeBSD Rules! http://www.freebsd.org/ Finger dima@zwb.net for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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