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- Download the imapd server from [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=Washington+mail+servers&stype=all&sort=type&dir=%2F Hobbes] and unzip it somewhere; | - Download the imapd server from [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=Washington+mail+servers&stype=all&sort=type&dir=%2F Hobbes] and unzip it somewhere; | ||
- create a directory to store the | - create a directory to store the INBOX files for all the users, for example ''c:\var\mail'', and one directory for each user, for example ''c:\home\default\mail\username''; | ||
- in \MPTN\ETC create an empty file named '''passwd''' and add to the '''inetd.lst''' file (create it if missing) the line: | - in \MPTN\ETC create an empty file named '''passwd''' and add to the '''inetd.lst''' file (create it if missing) the line: | ||
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- configure inetd for autostart at system startup (in \TCPIP\BIN\tcpstart.cmd) | - configure inetd for autostart at system startup (in \TCPIP\BIN\tcpstart.cmd) | ||
- run the command '''pw2add'''; user name will be ''username'' and password will be what you like (it is just to connect to the imapd server); | - run the command '''pw2add''' for each user; user name will be ''username'' as in ''c:\home\default\mail\username'' and password will be what you like (it is just to connect to the local imapd server); home directory will be '':\home\default\mail\username''; | ||
- copy the file imap.cmd to \TCPIP\BIN and edit it to reflect the imapd.exe location; | - copy the file imap.cmd to \TCPIP\BIN and edit it to reflect the imapd.exe location; | ||
- run | - run | ||
mailutil create "#driver.mbx/mail\username | mailutil create "#driver.mbx/mail\username" | ||
and start inetd (*). Server is up and running! If you connect with Thunderbird, you must turn off the use of the "IDLE" command. You can turn off idle by de-selecting "Use IDLE command" in Thunderbird's advanced settings box of your e-mail account's server settings. | and start inetd (*). Server is up and running! If you connect with Thunderbird, you must turn off the use of the "IDLE" command. You can turn off idle by de-selecting "Use IDLE command" in Thunderbird's advanced settings box of your e-mail account's server settings. | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 2 November 2006
How to install and configure the port of Imapd server for Os/2
- Download the imapd server from Hobbes and unzip it somewhere;
- create a directory to store the INBOX files for all the users, for example c:\var\mail, and one directory for each user, for example c:\home\default\mail\username;
- in \MPTN\ETC create an empty file named passwd and add to the inetd.lst file (create it if missing) the line:
imap tcp imapd
- configure inetd for autostart at system startup (in \TCPIP\BIN\tcpstart.cmd)
- run the command pw2add for each user; user name will be username as in c:\home\default\mail\username and password will be what you like (it is just to connect to the local imapd server); home directory will be :\home\default\mail\username;
- copy the file imap.cmd to \TCPIP\BIN and edit it to reflect the imapd.exe location;
- run
mailutil create "#driver.mbx/mail\username"
and start inetd (*). Server is up and running! If you connect with Thunderbird, you must turn off the use of the "IDLE" command. You can turn off idle by de-selecting "Use IDLE command" in Thunderbird's advanced settings box of your e-mail account's server settings.
(*) Note: don't run inetd from the same directory where imapd.exe is! If you look at the window where inetd is running, for any imapd command received you should see only a single line like:
spawnning imapd socket=xxxx