.Dd August 22, 1996
.Dt POPPASSD 8
.Os BSD 4.4
.Sh NAME
.Nm poppassd
.Nd Eudora password change server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm /usr/local/libexec/poppassd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a server that allows users of Eudora, PCEudora,
NUPOP and similar programs to change their password using their mail agent.
.Pp
.Nm
is invoked by the internet server (see 
.Xr inetd 8 )
for requests to connect to the pop3pw port as indicated by the 
.Pa /etc/services
file (see 
.Xr services 5 ) .
.Pp
.Sh EXAMPLES
Assuming the
.BB poppassd
binary is located in 
.Pa /usr/local/libexec 
an entry like:
.Pp
.Bd -offset left
poppassd stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/libexec/poppassd poppassd
.Ed
.Pp
is required in the
.Pa /etc/inetd.conf
file.
.Pp
An entry like:
.Pp
pop3pw	106/tcp
.Pp
is required in the
.Pa /etc/services
file.
.Pp
Assuming you wish
.BB poppassd
to log errors to 
.Pa /var/log/pop.log
an entry like:
.Pp
local2.err	/var/log/pop.log
.Pp
is required in
.Pa /etc/syslog.conf .
.Pp
.Sh FILES
.nf
/etc/services
/etc/syslog.conf	logging specifications
/etc/inetd.conf	poppassd invocation
.fi
.Sh "SEE ALSO"
.Xr inetd 8 ,
.Xr services 5 ,
.Xr popper 8