1 .TH qmail-pop3d 8

     2 .SH NAME

     3 qmail-pop3d \- distribute mail via POP

     4 .SH SYNOPSIS

     5 .B qmail-pop3d

     6 .I maildirname

     7 .SH DESCRIPTION

     8 .B qmail-pop3d

     9 lets a user read and delete his mail through the network.

    10 

    11 Mail is stored in a

    12 .B maildir

    13 called

    14 .IR maildirname ,

    15 normally

    16 .BR Maildir ,

    17 in the user's home directory.

    18 

    19 .B qmail-pop3d

    20 is normally invoked

    21 under

    22 .BR qmail-popup ,

    23 which reads a username and password,

    24 and

    25 .BR /bin/checkpassword ,

    26 which checks the password and sets up environment variables.

    27 

    28 .B qmail-pop3d

    29 has a 20-minute idle timeout.

    30 

    31 .B qmail-pop3d

    32 supports UIDL, TOP, and LAST.

    33 

    34 .B qmail-pop3d

    35 appends an extra blank line to every message

    36 to work around serious bugs in certain clients.

    37 

    38 .B qmail-pop3d

    39 is based on a program contributed by Russ Nelson.

    40 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    41 maildir(5),

    42 qmail-local(8),

    43 qmail-popup(8)