Shibu C Varughese wrote:
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> On 11/16/07, *John R Pierce* <pierce@hogranch.com
> <mailto:pierce@hogranch.com >> wrote:
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>     Miark wrote:
>     > What's the best package for a plain-jane pop3 server?
>     >
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>     IMHO, dovecot.
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>     YMMV.
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> Yes ..... postfix with dovecot...
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> yum install cyrus-sasl cyrus-sasl-devel cyrus-sasl-gssapi
> cyrus-sasl-md5 cyrus-sasl-plain postfix dovecot


why all the cyrus stuff?   I thought cyrus was a completely different,
more complex, pop-n-imap server.

hi ...

Cyrus SASL API. It can be used on the client or server side to provide authentication. You can search for more info  at http://rpmfind.net/