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Maintenance Procedures                             qmail-pop3d(8)



NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
     qmail-pop3d - distribute mail via POP

SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd _m_a_i_l_d_i_r_n_a_m_e

DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd lets a user read and delete his mail through the
     network.

     Mail is stored in a  mmmmaaaaiiiillllddddiiiirrrr  called  _m_a_i_l_d_i_r_n_a_m_e,  normally
     MMMMaaaaiiiillllddddiiiirrrr, in the user's home directory.

     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd is normally  invoked  under  qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppooooppppuuuupppp,  which
     reads a username and password, and ////bbbbiiiinnnn////cccchhhheeeecccckkkkppppaaaasssssssswwwwoooorrrrdddd, which
     checks the password and sets up environment variables.

     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd has a 20-minute idle timeout.

     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd supports UIDL, TOP, and LAST.

     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd appends an extra blank line to every message  to
     work around serious bugs in certain clients.

     qqqqmmmmaaaaiiiillll----ppppoooopppp3333dddd is based on a program contributed by  Russ  Nel-
     son.

SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
     maildir(5), qmail-local(8), qmail-popup(8)


























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