[oclug] imap dumb question

[Glenn Henshaw]

On 3-Sep-05, at 2:17 PM, elefino wrote:


> On Thursday 01 September 2005 20:43, Adrian Irving-Beer wrote:
>
>
>> On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 12:42:16AM -0400, elefino wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Does the mail reader need the name of the cyrus-imap "user" which is
>>> "cyrus" and which owns the imap server?  Or does it need the name of
>>> the "kevin" account on junkbox ("kevin" is one of a couple of users
>>> added to saslauth)?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The user, not "cyrus".
>>
>> I take it you've both a) added the user to the authentication method
>> (which you say is SASL), and b) created a mailbox for the user?
>>
>> You should be able to test logging in by using the "cyradm" tool (the
>> same one you use to create the mailboxes) but selecting "kevin" as  
>> your
>> cyradm username (via --user or -u).
>>
>> From there, you'll connect to the IMAP server using either POP3 (like
>> you did with Magma) or IMAP.  Each uses its own port; the default
>> should suffice.  If your mail client supports it, I recommend IMAP of
>> course, because POP3 negates many of the IMAP benefits.  (However,
>> Cyrus POP3 is still faster and more efficient than traditional
>> spoolfile-based POP3 systems.)
>>
>>
>
> From the console on the server box, I logged in as linux user kevin  
> and
> said:
>
> cyradm -u kevin
>
> and got the "cyradm" prompt.  I gave it a "?" to see what my  
> options were.
>
> I tried various, likely-looking commands, and they all return
> <command>: no connection to server.
>
> I verified that saslauth is started.
> I did "telnet localhost imap" and it seemed to accept the  
> connection (it
> replied :"* OK junkbox Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12 server ready").
>
> If I go to the laptop and try "telnet 192.168.0.155 imap", I can't
> connect... but I can ping that IP.
>
> Back on "junkbox" I must be missing a step if cyradm still insists  
> that
> there's no connection to server.
>
> Kevin  (who feels like he's this  -->||<--  close...)
>
> Kevin".
>
>

   Is there a firewall on "junkbox"? You may need to open the imap  
port (143 or 220).

-- 
Glenn Henshaw              Ottawa, Canada
Email: thraxisp4 at mac.com


-- 
Glenn Henshaw              Ottawa, Canada
Email: thraxisp at magma.ca