I'm betting that you mean that you are changing inetd.conf rather than
init.conf.
What you need to do is make sure you are running inet, try:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet start
and then try telnetting to port 110.  If that works, add the appropriate
entry to your run level so that it starts every time.

----- Original Message -----
> I'm not quite sure.
> I read all of the docs for Qpopper 3.?? and it compiled & installed on
RedHat
> 6.2 without a hitch.
> I made the necessary changes to /etc/services and init.conf
> Just to be sure, I rebooted the computer.
> POP3 server was not working.
> I could not telnet into port 110.
> After changing init.conf, do I have to run init as in when one makes
changes to
> lilo.conf, one has to run lilo again?
> Maybe my ignorance got the best of me.
> I tried Mercury32 for Win32, but I think they should stick to Netware.
After
> about a day, I would develop memory errors (128MB RAM) and have to reboot.
> The memory errors were not affect NT Server, just Mercury32.
> The DMail program is nice, but it does limit one to 5 mailboxes and I'm
not
> crazy about running an NT Server.
> I do that at work. I have no choice.
> At home, I want a choice.
> Mark
>
> Mark Peoples wrote:
>
> > What problems where you having with Qpopper? It's always been a  c/m/mi
> > process for me...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark R. Myers [mailto:myers@fastq.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 3:43 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: POP3 server
> >
> > Is there a simple POP3 server out there for Linux?
> > I tried Qpopper and was not able to get it to work.
> > I have my own domain and would like to run e-mail services on it.
> > Using sendmail I can even get it to relay from my local subnet and my
> > firewall computer at work, but I can't seem to get POP setup correctly.
> > I finally got exasperated and put NT Server back on and installed DMail
> > which is a $495 program, but for 5 users or less, they give a free
license.
> > Any ideas?
> > Are there any graphical POP configuration utilities out there?
> > I'm not adverse to editing from the console (I prefer pico), but I want
it
> > to work when I'm done.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
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