How to setup precompiled Qpopper 4.0.3/iX.2

Instructions below assume a QPOPPER.ORG logon, because this is my porting setup.

 :hello manager.sys

 :newacct org,mgr
 :purgeuser mgr.org
 :purgegroup pub.org
 :altacct org; cap=+ph

 :newgroup qpopper.org; access=(r,x:any; w,a,l,s:gl)
 :newuser qpopper.org; pass=whatever; home=qpopper
 :altuser qpopper.org; cap=+ph,gl

 :hello qpopper.org

 :xeq /bin/tar "xvzopf /tmp/qpopper-403-ix2-bin.tar.Z"

You now have the software in /ORG/QPOPPER/v403 (sbin, man, ...) but still
have to integrate it with INETD and SENDMAIL. Qpopper is run under control
of INETD, but needs priv mode to be able to perform MPE password validation
for incoming client requests as well as switch to the appropriate user ID
to access the mailbox file in /usr/mail successfully.

 :hello manager.sys

 :newgroup prv.sendmail; access=(r,w,a,l,s,x:AL)
 :altgroup prv.sendmail; cap=+ph,pm

 :copy /ORG/QPOPPER/v403/sbin/popper, popper.prv.sendmail
 :altsec popper.prv.sendmail; repacd=(x:server.sendmail)
 :linkedit "altprog popper.prv.sendmail;cap=ia,ba,ph,pm"

Notice that the POPPER program must be owned by MANAGER.SYS and have PM
capability and must reside in the PRV.SENDMAIL group, which in turn needs
PM to allow POPPER being launched.

To configure INETD to invoke Qpopper for incoming POP3 requests, you need
to add the following lines to /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf respectively
and either restart JINETD or have it re-read its config via INETD.NET -c:

In services.net.sys add

 pop3  110/tcp

In inetdcnf.net.sys add

 pop3  stream tcp nowait SERVER.SENDMAIL /SENDMAIL/PRV/POPPER popper -s

Just like SENDMAIL, the Qpopper program will use SYSLOG for logging errors,
warnings or debugging messages. So you might want to check that your JSYSLOGD
job is running and that /SYSLOG/PUB/syslog.conf matches your needs.

When configuring your POP client for accessing the server based inbox, you
must specific the MPE user name (USER.ACCT) in uppercase letters and the
(case-insensitive) user and/or account passwords in Samba style, i.e. either
userpass,acctpass or userpass or ,acctpass only.

Have fun using Qpopper 4.0.3/iX, but keep in mind: *use at your own risk*

Lars Appel, November 2001