Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3 Please update your qpopperimmediatedly to 3.0.2!!!

[Jay Summers <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Building takes like 10 minutes. Here's the options I used, they might
> possibly break APOP, I cannot test that as we don't use it here.
> 
> ./configure \
> --prefix=/usr \
> --bindir=/usr/sbin \
> --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
> --enable-specialauth \
> --enable-bulletins=/var/spool/bulletins \
> --with-new-bulls=5 \
> --with-pam=qpop \
> --enable-apop=/etc/pop.auth \
> --with-popuid=admin \
> --enable-log-login \
> --enable-uw-kludge \
> --enable-group-bulls
> 
> I enabled the bulletins because I thought it'd be a neat feature. Anyway,
> this apparently works fine for building. After building the binaries using
> make, make backups of your existing binaries:
> 
> cd /usr/sbin
> mv popauth popauth_2.53
> mv in.qpopper in.qpopper_2.53
> 
> mv /your/build/dir/popper/popauth popauth_3.02
> mv /your/build/dir/popper/popper in.qpopper_3.02
> 
> ln -s popauth_3.02 popauth
> ln -s in.qpopper_3.02 in.qpopper
> 
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet reload
> 
> And that should be all it takes. Now, WHY are we waiting for this update
> for so long?
> 
> You may now test your qpopper 3.02 install by typing "telnet <your_raq>
> 110", then going through a POP session. Btw, in case you do not wish to
> display the version number of qpopper, use --enable-shy with configure as
> well.

Sorry if this is dumb, but what is APOP? How can I tell if its broken after
the update or if I'm using it at all? BTW, great instructions!

TIA,
Jay