Problem with IMP-2.2.3 and pop3

wicked-bg@world-online.no wicked-bg@world-online.no
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:24:36 +0100


Hi,

I'm setting up (or at least trying to set up) IMP but I've run into
a problem with pop3 support. I've gotten so far that everything is
installed, and I'm about to log on to check my mail. A tcp dump of
IMP connecting to the pop3 server looks like this:

18:32:05.897266 pop3server.110 > impwebserver.2797: P 1:35(34) ack 1 win 8760 (DF)
0x0000   4500 004a 6608 4000 f506 be7d 82f4 c7dc        E..Jf.@....}....
0x0010   d58e 40c8 006e 0aed 5cc1 d996 641b f08b        ..@..n..\...d...
0x0020   5018 2238 b8e5 0000 2b4f 4b20 496e 7465        P."8....+OK.Inte
0x0030   724d 6169 6c20 504f 5033 2073 6572 7665        rMail.POP3.serve
0x0040   7220 7265 6164 792e 0d0a                       r.ready...
18:32:05.897405 impwebserver.2797 > pop3server.110: P 1:7(6) ack 35 win 33580 (DF)
0x0000   4500 002e 3218 4000 4006 a78a d58e 40c8        E...2.@.@.....@.
0x0010   82f4 c7dc 0aed 006e 641b f08b 5cc1 d9b8        .......nd...\...
0x0020   5018 832c 924e 0000 4155 5448 0d0a             P..,.N..AUTH..
18:32:05.912341 pop3server.110 > impwebserver.2797: . ack 7 win 8760 (DF)
0x0000   4500 0028 6609 4000 f506 be9e 82f4 c7dc        E..(f.@.........
0x0010   d58e 40c8 006e 0aed 5cc1 d9b8 641b f091        ..@..n..\...d...
0x0020   5010 2238 95f2 0000 0000 0000 0000             P."8..........
18:32:05.912619 pop3server.110 > impwebserver.2797: P 35:85(50) ack 7 win 8760 (DF)
0x0000   4500 005a 660a 4000 f506 be6b 82f4 c7dc        E..Zf.@....k....
0x0010   d58e 40c8 006e 0aed 5cc1 d9b8 641b f091        ..@..n..\...d...
0x0020   5018 2238 8f96 0000 2d45 5252 2049 6e76        P."8....-ERR.Inv
0x0030   616c 6964 2063 6f6d 6d61 6e64 3b20 7661        alid.command;.va
0x0040   6c69 6420 636f 6d6d 616e 6473 3a20 5553        lid.commands:.US
0x0050   4552 2c20 5155 4954 0d0a                       ER,.QUIT..
18:32:05.912686 impwebserver.2797 > pop3server.110: P 7:13(6) ack 85 win 33580 (DF)
0x0000   4500 002e 3219 4000 4006 a789 d58e 40c8        E...2.@.@.....@.
0x0010   82f4 c7dc 0aed 006e 641b f091 5cc1 d9ea        .......nd...\...
0x0020   5018 832c 8d0a 0000 5155 4954 0d0a             P..,....QUIT..

And then on the console of the imp webserver I get this:
Dec 15 18:32:05 impwebserver IMP[35970]: FAILED workstation to pop3server:110 as wicked-bg

In other words, when the connection is established imp sends "AUTH"
to the popserver, which the popserver obviously does not like. I've
tested with a lot of different pop3 servers, and none of them supports
the "AUTH" command.
As far as I can tell, I have configured everything correctly so any
input on what might cause this is welcome.

The error message I get in the browser window is this:
Either you have logged in incorrectly or your login has expired. Please
login again.

About my configuration:

Apache 1.3.12 with PHP 3.0.17
PHP is configured --with-imap (and yes, I have IMAP installed on the
webserver although it isn't used for anything.)
PHPlib works, horde/test.php3 is all green except for postgresql.
Horde sessions work, the per session data number increases and the
session id is stored in the database. Output from phpinfo() looks
correct, with support for mysql, ldap and IMAP 4R1

>From the file imp/config/defaults.php3:
$default->server = 'pop1.c2i.net';
$default->port = '110';
$default->servtype = 'pop3';

The rest is pretty much unchanged. (Users are not allowed to change
server nor port)

In other words this setup is for a pure pop3 webmail server. (I know,
there are pop3-only webmail servers out there but I liked the look of
IMP and it's nice to have IMAP support in case we need it in the
future.)

I've read the FAQ and I've searched the mailinglists without getting
any closer. Have I in some way botched the installation? If there's
something I have missed, please point me to it. If there's something I
can do to get more information about what is going wrong, please let me
know.

On a side note, I tested the live demo on the horde.org website with my
pop3 server and that worked perfectly, so I don't think it's the
popservers fault.

Thanks in advance,

Jo B. Grasmo