RE: [cobalt-users] Lost mail

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Samuel Jones wrote:

> Had a similar problem and that was with the isp.  After they changed isp's
> the problem went away
> 
> I had a user who was having problems accessing his mail account on my raq3.
> I changed his password, helped him with his client (outlook) setup, he still
> could not get his mail.

> Feb 12 12:46:59 www in.qpopper[23285]: (v?) Unable to get canonical name of
> client 206.48.59.206: Unknown host (1)
> Feb 12 12:47:00 www in.qpopper[23285]: (v?) POP login by user "mcnair" at
> (206.48.59.206) 206.48.59.206

qpopper isn't gonna let him log in if it can't reverse the IP and get at
least *some* name, but C&W doesn't believe in reverse dns apparently, nor
for that matter, in contact handles for their ARIN data -/

I think i'd agree on going isp shopping, in theory you could fix it bu
telling qpopper to not do this check, but it weakens your secrity (which
is minimal for pop mail as it is, or fake some reverse for just him, a
project at best)

heck, even AOL manages to do this right ;0

gsh