---
name: "basic_pop3_auth"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "squid"
version: "7.7-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/basic_pop3_auth"
---

# basic\_pop3\_auth(8)

## NAME

```
 basic_pop3_auth - POP3 authenticator for Squid
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
 basic_pop3_auth server
```

## DESCRIPTION

**basic\_pop3\_auth** authenticates user credentials against a POP3 server.

## OPTIONS

The only option this helper takes is the name of the POP3 server to validate against.

## AUTHOR

This program was written by *Henrik Nordstrom \<henrik@henriknordstrom.net*\>

This manual was written by *Amos Jeffries \<squid3@treenet.co.nz*\>

## COPYRIGHT

```
 * Copyright (C) 1996-2026 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
 *
 * Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
 * contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
 * Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Henrik Nordstrom <henrik@henriknordstrom.net>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
 #
 # Change log:
 #   2006-12-10    henrik    Initial revision
 #
```

## QUESTIONS

Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the *Squid Users mailing list \<squid-users@lists.squid-cache.org*\>

## REPORTING BUGS

Bug reports need to be made in English. See https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting for details of what you need to include with your bug report.

Report bugs or bug fixes using https://bugs.squid-cache.org/

Report serious security bugs to *Squid Bugs \<squid-bugs@lists.squid-cache.org*\>

Report ideas for new improvements to the *Squid Developers mailing list \<squid-dev@lists.squid-cache.org*\>

## SEE ALSO

squid (8), GPL (7),

The Squid FAQ wiki https://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq

The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/