pop3

apples and pears, what do you really want?

Sendmail (simplified here) transfers mail from one system to another, pop3 only allows a client to access their mail. What are you really asking here?

If you create a user in rh6 he can automatically use the pop server by connecting with a popmailer using the correct user password.

I think your problem is "How do i route mail to my system?" or?

Adjusted points from 30 to 50

I have no idea how to access pop3 if I had mail in it.

Or how to be sure mail is sent to my system if it's not listed in a dns.

I have a better chance of figuring the latter out through trial and error.

I am on an intranet and have sent mail to other computers through their mail server even though I don't have a mail account. I'm trying to figure out how to receive.

I don't have a mail account because I want to know how to do this.

"Or how to be sure mail is sent to my system if it's not listed in a dns" - That is not possible.

Your system MUST be listed in a DNS to be able to use sendmail.

j2 is completely correct that you won't be able to get email delivered to your system without it being listed in the DNS namespace. Since you say that you are on an Intranet (I presume you mean you are connected to some local organization's network), you need to talk to your network administrators about having an MX record created to allow you to receive email direct to your system. You should be aware that some orgainzations don't allow this and all email must flow through the main SMTP servers, but it can't hurt to ask.

Until that hurdle is overcome, there's not much point in discussing how the system should be set up, but we'll be quite willing to describe how to do it once you can legally do so.

I was going to put my computers address in the hosts file of the computer sending the mail. Management is aware of what is going on. I may be setting up a mail server and am trying to learn how to so. I am in disbelief myself at the things they let me do. It's a large intranet. I've been trying to learn Linux, NT, Windows2000, QNX, and networking. I have access to all this stuff. I did some things they liked and they just let me go.

I know you'll be getting more of my points.

Gee, I didn't consider that to be the answer, but more of a leader to probe out what specific questions you had. Take a look around on the sendmail site and look through the on-line docs and I'll be glad to try to answer any questions that arise.

It was a point in the right direction, which I consider to be enough for now. The location of the answer. I've seen some of your answers and I know you know what your talking about. I'm going to be away for a week starting tomorrow. I won't be able to do anything till I get back. Work, not vacation. I ordered "Sendmail Theory and Practice" by Avolio and Vixie 2nd edition. Not in print till May.

That ought to be a good book, I've also got it on order. I'll be looking to hear from you when you get back.

also, Redhat has a few good primers about mail handling on their website, no where near as "in depth" as the mentioned books but quite good nontheless.

Agreed, as far as they go the Red Hat are quite good and are very useful for someone just starting to work with mail systems.

I will go to redhat and have a look when I can. I'm sure it will help me with some basic things because I'm at ground 0.

any book on pop3