ipopd

IPOPD(8C)                                                            IPOPD(8C)



NAME
       IPOPd - Post Office Protocol server

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/etc/ipop2d

       /usr/etc/ipop3d

DESCRIPTION
       IPOP2d  and  IPOP3d  are servers which support the POP2 and POP3 remote
       mail access protocols respectively.  IPOP2d and IPOP3d can also be used
       by  POP2 and POP3 clients to access mailboxes on IMAP servers by speci-
       fying a login user name in the form <host>:<user> e.g., SERVER.WASHING-
       TON.EDU:SMITH.

       POPd  is  invoked  by  the internet server (see inetd(8)), normally for
       requests to connect to the POP port as indicated by  the  /etc/services
       file (see services(5)).

SEE ALSO
       imapd(8C)

BUGS
       The  POP2  and POP3 protocols are intrinsically less flexible than IMAP
       and do not maintain `read' vs `unread'  state  on  the  server.   As  a
       result,  most POP based software transfers all the mail from the server
       to the client and deletes it from the server.  This  necessarily  locks
       the user into using only a single client.

       POP3  does not allow you to specify an alternate folder from the user's
       default.



4.2 Berkeley Distribution      January 16, 1992                      IPOPD(8C)