pop3/imap server - possibly stupid question

[Ian Laurie]

On 08/15/2004 01:31:43 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> Ian Laurie wrote:
> > Am I correct in thinking you cannot retrieve root's email
> > remotely from a Linux box using pop3 or imap, even when APOP 
> > authentication is active?
> > 
> > It would make sense I suppose, my pop3 server works for
> > all users except root.
> > 
> On most current systems, root can't even get email, it gets redirected 
> to another user.  What mail server and pop server are you using?

I should add (previous post not clear) that the act of redirecting
root email to another user has nothing to do with POP or IMAP.  It is
a function of your Mail Transport Agent.  

In my case it is sendmail, and email redirection is done via the
file /etc/aliases.

By default, sendmail DOES NOT redirect root email to another user.

I cannot speak about Qmail, Postfix etc, no idea what they do.

Ian