Topic: How to allow external POP3 access

[koshakis]

I try to allow external POP3 access on SME 7.4 with the below command but no luck.

config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
svc -t /service/pop3s

Please help

[peterhocking]

All you need to do is to enable it in the server-manager, just click on Email under the Configuration heading on the left hand side of the server-manager web page. Then forward the appropriate ports if you have a router between the server & the Internet. Remember that SME use secure POP, which uses port 995. Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird & Apple Mail all support secure POP, so I imagine most other email clients do.

HTH

Peter

[koshakis]

Thanks Peter, but this is not what i want.

Uses on external network must be ample to connect with POP3
without SSL.

Koshakis

[David Harper]

Unfortunately this isn't possible. What are you trying to achieve exactly? Perhaps we can come up with another method if you can give us some background.

[koshakis]

What I try to do is to allow User to retrieve mail without using SSL.
I have a mail server for 200 uses and most of them they want access
with POP3 not POP3s.

Koshakis

[David Harper]

You could try putting the server into Server-Only mode, replacing SME with another gateway/router and then using port forwarding on your new gateway/router to forward SMTP & POP3 requests to the SME server.

I'm not sure whether this will work, but Server-Only mode disables most external security.

[Stefano]

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config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
signal-event remoteaccess-update

should work..

HTH
ciao
Stefano

[koshakis]

Stefano,

I try
config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
signal-event remoteaccess-update

But still not working, any suggestion

Koshakis

[Stefano]

well

first of all: is your server in server & gateway mode?
then: is port 110 open and forwarded in your router?

please describe your lan/wan setup

thank you
Ciao
Stefano

[koshakis]

The server is on server & gateway mode
Running on a public ip address and is connected
to a bridge router, no firewall or anything to stop any port.

Up to SME 7.1 everything was fine, the trouble start when update
to 7.4.

Koshakis

[Stefano]

hi

question: did you upgrade from 7.1 to 7.4?

please post the result of

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iptables -L | grep pop3

BTW, if you think something is broken, please open a bug, thank you

Stefano

[CharlieBrady]

Up to SME 7.1 everything was fine, the trouble start when update
to 7.4.

Anything which you think should work, but doesn't, should be reported via the Bug Tracker.

Allowing plaintext remote access exposes your server to having usernames and passwords stolen. Your users are being either foolish or ignorant in wishing to use pop3 in preference to pop3s, and you'd be well advised to insist on only pop3s.

I presume pop3s does work, so your users "wanting" pop3 is preventing them from having access to their mail.

[koshakis]

Charlie,

I agree with you but sometime we have to do things even
if don't want to.
Yes POP3s work fine but the question is, can i enable POP3.
I install a fresh SME 7.4 and try again the below command
but no luck.

config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
signal-event remoteaccess-update

I see an old post from you witch you said is possible with
some commands from the console, any idea?

Koshakis

[CharlieBrady]

I see an old post from you witch you said is possible with
some commands from the console, any idea?

I gave you this idea in the previous post:

Anything which you think should work, but doesn't, should be reported via the Bug Tracker.

[koshakis]

Thank you Charlie,

You are very help full ?

I just ask if any one knows how i can do this --at my own risk--
The point is Yes or No.

To put it in the bug tracker must do something witch normally work first
and if is not work then you reported as bug.

Is the bellow commands correct yes or no ?

config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
signal-event remoteaccess-update

or this

config setprop pop3 access public
signal-event email-update
svc -t /service/pop3s

Thanks in advance. 

Koshakis