Re: [tlug] peculiar NIS problem

[Godwin Stewart <godwin.stewart@example.com>]

On 14/12/05, Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com> wrote:

> I can log into the AIX machine as user john password 1234.
>
> I try to telnet to port 110 on the mail server. I type user john, it
> asks for a password, I type 1234 and get back that the password is
> incorrect.

Maybe a silly question, but you *are* talking POP3 to the machine, right?

First "user joihn", then "pass 1234".