[Dovecot] POP does not seem to be working

[Renaud Allard]

Did you define pop3_uidl_format in the configuration file?

Gerard wrote:
> OK, I am brand new to this so please bear with me.
> 
> I have an FreeBSD 6.1 STABLE system. Postfix is installed with qpopper.
> The mailboxes are standard mbox format.
> 
> I just installed Dovecot. At some point I want to update to a mdir
> format, etc., but quite frankly I do not know how to go about that. In
> any case, I shut down qpopper and started Dovecot. I modified the
> Dovecot.conf file SSL settings (turned them off) since I do not have the
> files it needs built yet.
> 
> Anyway, when using a mail client on another PC on my network, although
> it makes a connection, no mail is ever downloaded. Ther is mail in the
> folders however. Obviously I am doing something really wrong, but I am
> not sure what. I would sure appreciate any assistance available.
> 
> The only information I have is in the 'log' file which shows the a
> pop3-login, the user name, method=PLAIN, and two numeric addresses.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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