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From: lee@hshuna.hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
Subject: Re: popper
References: <46j3l6$lpb@Mercury.mcs.com> <jpdavidDH2LzE.7oI@netcom.com> <47susl$g73@mnl.sequel.net> <4861ih$o7e@moon.igcom.net> <48g94b$rth@malasada.lava.net>
Organization: HSH Associates
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:28:42 GMT
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Robert S Brewer (rbrewer@lava.net) wrote:
: >Roger Delgado (roger@mnl.cyb-live.com) wrote:
: >: jpdavid@netcom.com (John Kordic) wrote:
: >: >
: >: >I have the same problem with popper locking up, thinking a connection
: >: >still exists. i also suspect it is a faulty client. We are using UCB
: >: >version 1.831 of popper.
: >: >
: >
: >: I thought I'm the only one having this problem, I also used popper from 
: >: UCB version 1.831 but the popper locks up, with the error message on the 
: >: client side "Network error, connection timeout". I'd tried ipop3d and it 
: >: still the same.However, when I tried altering the size of the /tmp, (by 
: >: means of editing the fstab) the problem seems went away. All of our 
: >: clients use Eudora 1.4.4, and I'm also suspecting it as faulty..

: Check out <ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com//quest/unix/servers/popper/qpop2.1.4-r3.tar.Z>
: This is Qualcomm's popper, and it has mega enhancements over the Berkeley
: popper 1.831. I was able to compile it on BSD/OS 1.1 without much problem
: (though I have yet to actually test it or put it into production).
: -- 
: Robert S. Brewer                               For information about LavaNet   
: Vice President, LavaNet Inc.                    link to http://www.lava.net 
: rbrewer@lava.net                                  email to info@lava.net


It compiled fine for me, and with just a couple of additions in inetd.conf,
it has worked like a champ for a couple of months.


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