VM-POP3D(8)

NAME
vm-pop3d - POP3 mail server

SYNOPSIS
vm-pop3d [-hiv] [-d MAXCHILDREN] [-p PORT] [-t TIMEOUT] [-g GROUP] [-u USER] [-help] [-inetd] [-port PORT] [-timeout TIMEOUT] [-daemon MAXCHILDREN] [-group GROUP] [-user USER] [-version]

DESCRIPTION
vm-pop3d is a server implementation of the Post Office Protocol. Remote clients can retrieve their email via POP3. vm-pop3d has support for virtual users and virtual domains. (vm-pop3d is also known as virtualmail-pop3d.)

Available options:

-d MAXCHILDREN

-daemon MAXCHILDREN
    Runs vm-pop3d in daemon mode with a maximum of child processes.

-g GROUP

-group GROUP
    Set group name or GID to override default "mail" group.

-h

-help
    Displays a summary of options and exits.

-i

-inetd
    Runs vm-pop3d by reading from stdin and writing to stdout. This is the default.

-p PORT

-port PORT
    Runs vm-pop3d in daemon mode (implies ), but listens on port rather than 110 (the default).

-t TIMEOUT

-timeout TIMEOUT
    Sets an idle timeout of seconds.

-u USER

-user USER
    Set user name or UID to override compiled-in UID for virtual user mail access.

-v

-version
    Displays version information and exits.

-D LEVEL

-debug LEVEL
    If compiled with debugging support, outputs and/or logs additional messages useful for troubleshooting. Sets debug level to LEVEL.

FILES
/var/spool/mail
    mail files
/var/spool/virtual
    virtual mail directories
/etc/virtual
    virtual passwd files
/etc/inetd.conf
    pop3 server program invocation
/etc/syslog.conf
    logging specifications

SEE ALSO
inetd(8), RFC1939

HISTORY
vm-pop3d is a fork of the gnu-pop3d project.