Coulnt open stream ({localhost:143}INBOX )

[Anon]

hello friends,
i am facing this problem whenever i am trying to receive the mails using IMAP protocol in PHP3
Warning: Couldn't open stream {localhost:143}INBOX in /home/httpd/html/phpfiles/open_imap.php3 on line 3

Help

[Anon]

Are you sure IMAP is running on port 143?
Are you sure IMAP is running at all?

Run netstat -a to see. (I think)

If that's not the problem it could be a hosts.allow, hosts.deny permission problem.

Also make sure that localhost is in your hosts file and resolves to 127.0.0.1

Good Luck.

[aleczapka]

Yes everything is working

telnet localhost 110
telnet localhost 143

but Im getting the same error, and have no idea why....??

do you?

thx in advance

[aleczapka]

Ufff... I found the solution...

It's so simple I feel ashamed... :/

I tried to run some free webmail software and I got this annoying error: couldn't open stream {localhost/pop3}

And the solution is:
All you have to do is provide the valid linux user which has a valid shell (/etc/shells) in /etc/passwd. And the user has to create atleast the mail directory in his home dir (or just run pine once) - otherwise you wont be able to read attachements...

I didnt test it with imap, however if you could not run it with imap try to check

/etc/services
/etc/inted.conf

or just type in console

telnet localhost 143 - for imap

to check if imap daemon is running

I hope it will help ya