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From: dwoods@wordspict.com (Darrin R. Woods)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: problems with qpopper
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:55:10 -0500
Organization: Words & Pictures
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Message-ID: <dwoods-0706961055100001@furball.metcomp.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.77.157.224

I have never set up a pop3 server and its been awhile since I've had to
administer a UNiX system... But here's my problem, I'm sure its an easy
fix and all help is greatly appreciated.

The Problem:  I've got sendmail all configured, Got the binary of qpopper
from FreeBSD and installed it.  I've set /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services
correctly.  When a pop client tries to get their mail, qpop wont start. 
The only message that I get is in the message logs that reads:

Jun  5 15:21:05 babs inetd[7283]: cannot execute /usr/libexec/popper: Exec
format error

Popper is installed in /usr/libexec.  I've even tried installing popclient
and get the same "Exec format error".

Could someone please tell me what the error is and how I can get popper to work?

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Darrin R. Woods
Director of Internet Technologies
Words & Pictures
Dallas, Texas