----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Varshavchik" <mrs...@courier-mta.com> To: <cour...@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 10:43 PM Subject: [courier-users] Re: How to use authuserdb

: Kevin Lam writes: : : > Hi all, : > : > I have tried to compile courier-imap with authuserdb ONLY and setup the db as : > follows: : > 1. mkdir /etc/userdb : > 2. chmod 700 /etc/userdb : > 3. /usr/lib/courier-imap/share/userdb "ideahome.net/kevi...@ideahome.net" set : > home=/home/vmail mail=/home/vmail/domains/ideahome.net/kevin.lam uid=501 gid=501 : > 4. /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/userdbpw | /usr/lib/courier-imap/share/userdb : > "ideahome.net/kevi...@ideahome.net" set imappw : > 5. /usr/lib/courier-imap/sbin/makeuserdb : > : > And I use outlook express to connect to it, and the error in maillog is: : > Sep 14 15:28:32 mail01 imapd: Connection, ip=[::ffff:192.168.1.122] : > Sep 14 15:28:37 mail01 imapd: LOGIN FAILED, ip=[::ffff:192.168.1.122] : > : > What else should I check? And I think I'll try authmysql later, but the readme : > does not tell how to setup a virtual mailbox? : : Check if this is a problem with the client. Try to login manually by : connecting to port 143 and enter "x LOGIN kevi...@ideahome.net password" : : : : : -- : Sam : :