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?

The standard imap package supplied.  

However I am not redirecting root in my /etc/aliases file (in fact by 
default root is not redirected, so I don't really agree with your 
statement).

I am referring to remote collection via a POP3 or IMAP server, not
having a client retrieve from the system spool file (which naturally
works fine).

Of course, a byproduct of POP/IMAP not allowing root access is that you 
also can't get email for root via POP/IMAP even locally, but that issue
doesn't arise because invariably your client just fetches from the spool
file, bypassing the POP/IMAP server.

I guess what I am really trying to confirm, is "Does IMAP/POP disallow
collection of root email?"

Ian