[ale] POP mail server

[Gary Maltzen]

> The only thing in my maillog file is sendmail logs no entries.....

The sendmail log entries show a "from=" entry for each piece of mail
received and a "to=" entry for each piece delivered. Do you see a "from="
for your hotmail address?

  grep "from=" /var/log/maillog

> I don't even have a /var/spool/mail directory. Maybe it's looking for
that?

Perhaps /usr/spool/mail ?
(where does `set | grep MAIL` say the mailboxes are?)

> No mail in ~root/dead.letter.
>
> Any other ideas................
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Did you check /var/log/maillog to see if it logged the transfer?
>
> Check /var/spool/mail/* to see what accounts do have mail.
>
> Did the mail end up in ~root/dead.letter ?
>
> > I just purchased a new domain name and I wanted to use a pop / smtp mail
> > server for mail delivery.  I just pulled down popa3d and changed my mail
> > exchange record(actually 2 days ago) to aim at my new domain.  I attempt
> to
> > send mail from an account(hotmail for example) and I can see an smtp
> > connection from hotmail in my ip log but when I attempt to connect to
the
> > pop mail server to get mail, no mail exists.  I authenticate OK but I
> always
> > have no mail.  I never receive a "User not found" error back in hotmail
so
> I
> > think it's being delivered.  Is there a setting or something that I am
> > missing.  I don't seem to find alot on POP out there.  Any ideas??


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