I'm still having trouble setting up the default IMAP server that the Perfect Setup - Fedora Core 4 guides me to install. It should be the suite of cyrus apps. I've tried installing it to the letter 2 times, but I still can't get my IMAP client (Outlook Express) to connect to the server. Just to let you know, the POP, SMTP, Web, Shell, etc. servers are all running smoothly and looks like there are no problems. It just seems to be the IMAP service. I don't think it is a firewall problem because the server is connected with port 143 open (I think that is the default port for IMAP). Any ideas?
Is your imap server listed when you execute: netsta -tap Do you get any errors when you start your imap server or are any errors in the messages or syslog?
This is what is listed when I run netstat -tap: ****************************************** Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address Stat e PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:imaps *:* LIST EN 8922/xinetd tcp 0 0 *:32769 *:* LIST EN 1676/rpc.statd tcp 0 0 *op3s *:* LIST EN 8922/xinetd tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LIST EN 2119/mysqld tcp 0 0 *op3 *:* LIST EN 8922/xinetd tcp 0 0 *:imap *:* LIST EN 8922/xinetd tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LIST EN 1659/portmap tcp 0 0 *:81 *:* LIST EN 2416/ispconfig_http tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LIST EN 26908/proftpd: (acc tcp 0 0 70-88-225-1-knife-ce:domain *:* LIST EN 3922/named tcp 0 0 mail.knifecenter.com:domain *:* LIST EN 3922/named tcp 0 0 mail.knifecenter.com:ipp *:* LIST EN 1971/cupsd tcp 0 0 mail.knifecenter.com:5335 *:* LIST EN 1955/mDNSResponder tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LIST EN 26995/master tcp 0 0 mail.knifecenter.com:rndc *:* LIST EN 3922/named tcp 0 0 *:http *:* LIST EN 2607/httpd tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LIST EN 2018/sshd tcp 0 0 ::1:rndc *:* LIST EN 3922/named tcp 0 0 *:https *:* LIST EN 2607/httpd tcp 0 0 70-88-225-1-knife-cente:ssh ::ffff:10.1.10.19:60451 ESTA BLISHED 24910/0
Check your Xinetd configuration ( in /etx/xinetd/) which imap binary is connected to the imap port. And what about my 2. question: Any errors in the mail log or syslog?
That looks ok. IMAP is running. Maybe you have a firewall on your client computer (where Outlook Express runs) that doesn't allow connections to port 143?
I tried a different IMAP client (Mozilla Thunderbird). I get the following message: Mail server mail.knifecenter.com is not an IMAP4 mail server. This is so frustrating!
Where are the syslog and messages log files? I will post them if you tell me where the logs are located.
Log files are in /var/log. Dont post the complete logfiles here, they are too large. Search for IMAP errors and post the errors here.
This is the xinetd conf file: ************ # # Simple configuration file for xinetd # # Some defaults, and include /etc/xinetd.d/ defaults { instances = 60 log_type = SYSLOG authpriv log_on_success = HOST PID log_on_failure = HOST cps = 25 30 } includedir /etc/xinetd.d ********************************
In the directory: /etc/xinetd.d/ must be a file with imap in the name, whats the content of this file?
It doesn't look like there are imap errors ... the only reference to imap is: **************************** mail xinetd[8922]: readjusting service imap mail xinetd[8922]: readjusting service imaps ****************************
# default: off # description: The IMAP service allows remote users to access their mail using \ # an IMAP client such as Mutt, Pine, fetchmail, or Netscape \ # Communicator. service imap { disable = no socket_type = stream wait = no user = root server = /usr/sbin/imapd log_on_success += HOST DURATION log_on_failure += HOST }
Did you follow it exactly or roughly? Did you use PuTTY ( http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html ) to make the configuration after the basic system installation? Because with PuTTY you can simply copy all commands from the tutorial and copy them to the command shell so you can't make any typos...
This is my xinetd.conf file: ********************* # # Simple configuration file for xinetd # # Some defaults, and include /etc/xinetd.d/ defaults { instances = 60 log_type = SYSLOG authpriv log_on_success = HOST PID log_on_failure = HOST cps = 25 30 } includedir /etc/xinetd.d *************************** Which file is the syslog file? Is it messages? If so, there are no errors associated with Cyrus or any reference to IMAP in this log file.
