Cyrus IMAP Configuration ??

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?

 

This is what is listed when I run netstat -tap:

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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

 

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.

 

This is the xinetd conf file:

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#
# 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

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It doesn't look like there are imap errors ... the only reference to imap is:

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mail xinetd[8922]: readjusting service imap
mail xinetd[8922]: readjusting service imaps
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# 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
}

 

Can you describe exactly what you did in order to install IMAP on your server?

 

I followed the "Perfect Setup: Fedora Core 4" from this website.

 

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...

 

Yes, I believe so. I tried it twice.

 

You believe, or you know for sure?

 

I am 100% positive.

 

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
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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.