Step 3: Configure Xinetd
Since the POP3 server runs from xinetd, you will need to make some configuration changes and then restart/start xinetd. First, we will need to edit the pop3sconfiguration file:
[root@zip root]# cd /etc/xinetd.d [root@zip xinetd.d]# ls -l *pop3* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 359 Jan 25 2003 ipop3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 335 Jan 25 2003 pop3s [root@zip xinetd.d]# vi pop3s
Edit the /etc/xinetd.d/pop3s config file until it looks like this:
# default: off
# description: The POP3S service allows remote users to access their mail \
# using an POP3 client with SSL support such as fetchmail.
service pop3s
{
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d
log_on_success += HOST DURATION
log_on_failure += HOST
instances = 150
cps = 70 30
disable = no
}
The extra settings for "instances" and "cps" are performance limits. I raised them from the defaults, but these can be tweaked as you see fit. See man xinetd.conf for details. Defaults are located in the /etc/xinetd.conf config file.
Now start (or restart) xinetd:
[root@zip xinetd.d]# /etc/init.d/xinetd restart Stopping xinetd: [FAILED] Starting xinetd: [ OK ]
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