Configure a POP3 service on virtualised Linux machine.

1) Download the IMAP tarball from this website:
IMAP/POP Homepage: http://www.washington.edu/imap/

2) Unzip the file with the command 

tar -zxvf imap.tar.Z 

3) Move into the folder and edit the Makefile:

cd /home/chongming/Desktop/imap-2006e

vi Makefile

4) Change the SSLTYPE=none

Save and exit the file.

 

5) Make the file:

make lnp

And type y to continue building

  

6) Move into ipopd directory

cd /ipopd

cp  ipop3d /usr/local/bin

 

7) Move into /etc/xinetd.d and create a file call pop3d into the directory

cd /etc/xinetd.d

vi pop3d

8) Create a PAM authentication to the service. Create imap and pop files into

 /etc/pam.d

cd /etc/pam.d

vi pop

 

Vi imap

 

9) Start sending mail to chongming with sender as root

10) Using pop3 server to retrieve mail

11) Edit the muttrc file

 

 12) Start to read mail using mutt

The message will appear upon selecting yes to view the message as shown below.