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+.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 poppassd 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
+poppassd 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