Is this the best way to get dovecot's pop3 process to run under xinetd? This
is what I did after I installed postfix and dovecot.
I am using Debian. I am using the dovecot local delivery agent.
-first the dovecot configuration and version
information--
dovecot -n output:
>> 3. Restarted xinetd
>> #/etc/init.d/xinetd restart
>>
>> 4. telnet'ed to pop3 port. Because I am using the dovecot local
>> delivery agent, postfix needs the dovecot master process and its
>> associated processes already first running; otherwise, postfix will
>> not be able to use the dovec
> >i just wonder ... when you run the dovecot master anyway why dont
> >you run pop3 via the dovecot master aswell?
> How would I get the pop3 process to run via the dovecot master?
>in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>replace:
>protocols = imap imaps
>with:
>protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s
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>> Yes, I currently have "protocols = pop3 pop3s". I am using xinetd to
>> start pop3-login because I have a VPS not a dedicated server and I am
>> trying to conserve memory usage. Eventually, I will start also start
>> imap-login via xinetd and will add those protocols (protocols = imap
imaps
