Qpopper version 4.0.9 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 4.0.9

      View the most recent changes for the qpopper port at: qpopper.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for qpopper.
      The raw portfile for qpopper 4.0.9 is located here:
      http://qpopper.darwinports.com/dports/mail/qpopper/Portfile
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      The qpopper Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: qpopper
      Version: 4.0.9
      Category: mail
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: kallisys.net:pguyot
      Description: Eudora POP3 mail server
      Long Description: popper is Eudora's POP3 mail server. It does not include a mail transfer agent or an SMTP server, it just let you get your mail stored on the machine via POP3.
      Homepage: http://www.eudora.com/products/unsupported/qpopper/
      distfiles ${name}${version}${extract.suffix}
      Master Sites: http://www.ring.gr.jp/archives/net/mail/qpopper/ ftp://ftp.nctu.edu.tw/network/mail/qpopper/ ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/eudora/servers/unix/popper/
      Checksums: md5 de2cd15f95cfd00d0d080fd16287acad rmd160 b48a68cd9e282bfb3d78c6b53f3dee7c97bdf77d sha1 5629aa86d92fe10565021980882dffb733ce73d9
      worksrcdir ${name}${version}
      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.in patch-popper-Makefile.in
      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man --without-pam
      destroot.destdir prefix=${destroot}/${prefix} mandir=${destroot}/${prefix}/share/man

      post-patch {
      reinplace "s| INSTALL.USER |${install.user}|g" ${worksrcpath}/Makefile.in
      reinplace "s| INSTALL.USER |${install.user}|g" ${worksrcpath}/popper/Makefile.in
      }

      pre-destroot {
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/xinetd.d
      xinstall -o ${install.user} -m 755 -c ${portpath}/files/qpopper-dist ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/xinetd.d/
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/xinetd.d/qpopper-dist
      }

      # Tell the user that the server needs to be used through (x)inetd
      post-install {
      ui_msg "\nTo use qpopper, you'll need to add it to inetd.conf/xinetd.d/launchd depending on"
      ui_msg "what you use on your system.\n"
      ui_msg "For inetd, something like:"
      ui_msg "pop3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/tcpd ${prefix}/sbin/popper"
      ui_msg "should do it.\n"
      ui_msg "For xinetd, you'll find in ${prefix}/etc/xinetd.d/"
      ui_msg "a file called qpopper-dist that you should edit and copy to /etc/xinetd.d/\n"
      ui_msg "In both cases, don't forget to tell (x)inetd to reload their configuration.\n"
      }

      platform darwin {
      configure.args-append --enable-specialauth
      configure.ldflags "-framework DirectoryService"
      patchfiles-append patch-pop_pass.c
      }

      platform darwin 8 {
      pre-destroot {
      xinstall -d ${destroot}${prefix}/Library/LaunchDaemons/
      xinstall -o ${install.user} -m 755 -c ${portpath}/files/org.macports.mail.qpopper.plist-dist ${destroot}${prefix}/Library/LaunchDaemons/
      reinplace "s| PREFIX |${prefix}|g" ${destroot}${prefix}/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mail.qpopper.plist-dist
      }
      post-install {
      ui_msg "For launchd, you'll find in ${prefix}/Library/LaunchDaemons/ a file called org.macports.mail.qpopper.plist-dist that you should edit and copy to /Library/LaunchDaemons/"
      }
      }

      Variant: ssl {
      configure.args-append --with-openssl=${prefix}
      depends_lib-append lib:libssl.0:openssl

      post-install {
      ui_msg "To get TLS/SSL working, you need to setup certificates."
      ui_msg "Cf: http://www.eudora.com/qpopper/faq.html#tls"
      }
      }

      Variant: pam {
      configure.cppflags "-I${workpath}/paminclude"
      configure.cflags "-I${workpath}/paminclude"
      configure.args-delete --without-pam
      configure.args-append --with-pam=pop3
      post-install {
      ui_msg "Additionally, for PAM, you need to copy /etc/pam.d/sshd to"
      ui_msg " /etc/pam.d/pop3, or use another config with pam_securityserver.so."
      }

      post-extract {
      system "mkdir -p ${workpath}/paminclude"
      system "ln -s /usr/include/pam ${workpath}/paminclude/security"
      }
      }

      livecheck.type md5
      livecheck.url http://www.ring.gr.jp/archives/net/mail/qpopper/Changes
      livecheck.md5 19d56ff7048a3b8df26c0ce535e12f7b

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/qpopper
      % sudo port install qpopper
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching qpopper
      ---> Verifying checksum for qpopper
      ---> Extracting qpopper
      ---> Configuring qpopper
      ---> Building qpopper with target all
      ---> Staging qpopper into destroot
      ---> Installing qpopper
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using qpopper with these commands:
      %  man qpopper
      % apropos qpopper
      % which qpopper
      % locate qpopper

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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