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1 | .TH qmail-pop3d 8 |
| 2 | .SH NAME | |
| 3 | qmail-pop3d \- distribute mail via POP | |
| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| 5 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 6 | .I maildirname | |
| 7 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| 8 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 9 | lets a user read and delete his mail through the network. | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | Mail is stored in a | |
| 12 | .B maildir | |
| 13 | called | |
| 14 | .IR maildirname , | |
| 15 | normally | |
| 16 | .BR Maildir , | |
| 17 | in the user's home directory. | |
| 18 | ||
| 19 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 20 | is normally invoked | |
| 21 | under | |
| 22 | .BR qmail-popup , | |
| 23 | which reads a username and password, | |
| 24 | and | |
| 25 | .BR /bin/checkpassword , | |
| 26 | which checks the password and sets up environment variables. | |
| 27 | ||
| 28 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 29 | has a 20-minute idle timeout. | |
| 30 | ||
| 31 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 32 | supports UIDL and TOP. | |
| 33 | ||
| 34 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 35 | appends an extra blank line to every message | |
| 36 | to work around serious bugs in certain clients. | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | .B qmail-pop3d | |
| 39 | is based on a program contributed by Russ Nelson. | |
| 40 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| 41 | maildir(5), | |
| 42 | qmail-local(8), | |
| 43 | qmail-popup(8) |