Setting up a very basic pop3 server is very simple, i'll be testing it out using a web mail client called Ilohamail.

Name: Dovecot
HomePage: http://dovecot.org/
Function: Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind.

Name: Ilohamail
HomePage: http://blog.ilohamail.org/
Function: Web mail client MUA

1. Edit the dovecot.conf file to include the following line (if you want all services running then include them all, if only one then include only the one running that you want)

nano /etc/dovecot.conf

2. start/restart the dovecot server by the command

/etc/init.d/dovecot start

thats how simple setting up a mail server on 'fedora core 4' is now for the webmail client, Ilohamail.

3. Now download the lastest version from, http://blog.ilohamail.org/ then make the folder /usr/lib/ilohamail/ and unzip the downloaded file into the folder you just created.

4. Once you have unpacked it, then place a link in the root directory of the apache web server.

ln -s /usr/lib/ilohamail/IlohaMail/source/ /var/www/html/ilohamail

5. Now change the ownership of the folder so people surfing the web can access it.

chown apache:apache -R /usr/lib/ilohamail/IlohaMail/source/

and allow them full access rights

chmod -R a+rwx /usr/lib/ilohamail/IlohaMail/source/

6. Make sure that apache is running

/etc/init.d/httpd start

7. Then go to http://ip-address-of-your-machine/ilohamail/

8. Once at this site you may notice there is an option of language, service (imap/pop3) and server, if you don't want your clients to be able to change or see these options then edit the file

/usr/lib/ilohamail/IlohaMail/conf/login.php

the file it's self should have plenty of instructions on what to do.

There you go, a functional pop3 server running on fedora core with a webmail client.

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Trouble Shooting:

Go to the wiki page

Go to the 'Contact Us ' Forum

Go to the how-to's Support Forum

External Links:

http://blog.ilohamail.org/