[ILUG] POP AS A SYSTEM SERVICE

[Harry Moreau]

On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, <zeris at zeris.net> wrote:
> Well, I do have a POP3 server not running from inetd. But it is not running as a daemon by itself.
> Can I recommend tcpserver, written by Dan Bernstein (of qmail fame), availible at
> ftp://koobera.math.uic.edu/www/ucspi-tcp.html.
> 

tcpserver is essentially a "replacement" for inetd, often used where many many
connections must be served.  But it's just another way to skin the
same cat, i.e. hook up stdio programs to TCP sockets.  There are other
options too, but none of them will make the pop/imap server run as a service
that listens directly for connections.

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-- Harry Moreau -------------