pop3d - manual page for pop3d (GNU Mailutils 0.6.93)

pop3d [OPTION...]

GNU pop3d -- the POP3 daemon

--delete-expired

Delete expired messages upon closing the mailbox

--expire=DAYS

Expire read messages after the given number of days

--login-delay=SECONDS

Allowed delay between the two successive logins

--stat-file=FILENAME

Name of login statistics file

--tls-required

Always require STLS before entering authentication phase

-u, --undelete

Undelete all messages on startup

Daemon configuration options

-d, --daemon[=NUMBER]

Runs in daemon mode with a maximum of NUMBER children

-i, --inetd

Run in inetd mode

-p, --port=PORT

Listen on specified port number

-P, --pidfile=FILE

Set PID file

-t, --timeout=NUMBER

Set idle timeout value to NUMBER seconds

-x, --transcript

Output session transcript via syslog

Authentication options

--authentication=MODLIST

Set the list of modules to be used for authentication

--authorization=MODLIST

Set list of modules to be used for authorization

--pam-service=STRING

Use STRING as PAM service name

--sql-db=STRING

Name of the database to connect to

--sql-getpass=QUERY

SQL query to retrieve a password from the database

--sql-getpwnam=QUERY

SQL query to retrieve a passwd entry based on username

--sql-getpwuid=QUERY

SQL query to retrieve a passwd entry based on UID

--sql-host=HOSTNAME

Name or IP of MySQL server to connect to

--sql-interface=NAME

Type of SQL interface to use

--sql-passwd=STRING

SQL connection password

--sql-password-type=STRING

Type of password returned by --sql-getpass query. STRING is one of: plain, hash, scrambled

--sql-port=NUMBER

Port to use

--sql-user=NAME

SQL user name

--virtual-passwd-dir=DIR

Search for virtual passwd file in DIR

Encryption options

--ssl-cafile=FILE

Specify trusted CAs file

--ssl-cert=FILE

Specify SSL certificate file

--ssl-key=FILE

Specify SSL certificate key

Common options --external-locker=PATH Set full path to the external locker program

--lock-expire-timeout=SECONDS

Number of seconds after which the lock expires

--lock-flags=FLAGS

Default locker flags (E=external, R=retry, T=time, P=pid)

--lock-retry-count=NUMBER

Set the maximum number of times to retry acquiring the lockfile

--lock-retry-timeout=SECONDS

Set timeout for acquiring the lockfile

-m, --mail-spool=URL

Use specified URL as a mailspool directory

--mailbox-type=PROTO

Default mailbox type to use

--log-facility=FACILITY

Output logs to syslog FACILITY

--license

Print license and exit

-?, --help

Give this help list

--usage

Give a short usage message

-V, --version

Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to <bug-mailutils@gnu.org>.

The full documentation for pop3d is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and pop3d programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info pop3d

should give you access to the complete manual.