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author | Eric Jackson <ericj@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-08-16 19:39:16 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Jackson <ericj@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-08-16 19:39:16 +0000 |
commit | e506600c3c37af12be49cfb6f7e8a062381a9be0 (patch) | |
tree | f02a748ee9c62779daf3139e3251b8c975e46e43 | |
parent | 324fb595512360259d2586c6761875c817d7a8eb (diff) |
a start at a man page for popa3d
-rw-r--r-- | libexec/popa3d/popa3d.8 | 48 |
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diff --git a/libexec/popa3d/popa3d.8 b/libexec/popa3d/popa3d.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7370427d944 --- /dev/null +++ b/libexec/popa3d/popa3d.8 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: popa3d.8,v 1.1 2001/08/16 19:39:15 ericj Exp $ +.Dd August 15, 2001 +.Dt POPA3D 8 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm popa3d +.Nd "Post Office Protocol server" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm popa3d +.Op Fl i +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is a POP3 server. It offers remote access to user mailboxes. +Using the POP protocol, a remote mail user agent (MUA) can list, +retrieve and delete email messages on the server. +The server uses the +.Tn TCP +protocol +and listens at the port specified in the +.Dq pop3 +service specification; see +.Xr services 5 . +.Pp +The options are as follows: +.Bl -tag -width Ds +.It Fl i +Allow startup of +.Nm +via +.Xr inetd 8 . +.El +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /var/mail -compact +.It Pa /var/mail +User mail spools +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr inetd 8 , +.Xr sendmail 8 +.Sh HISTORY +.Nm +first appeared in +.Ox 3.0 . +.Sh CAVEATS +POP authenticates using cleartext passwords. +.Sh AUTHOR +Solar Designer +.Aq solar@openwall.com |