---
name: "dot-spop3d"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "solid-pop3d"
version: "0.15-31"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dot-spop3d"
---

# dot-spop3d(5)

user configuration data for The Solid POP3 Server.

## NAME

dot-spop3d - user configuration data for The Solid POP3 Server.

## DESCRIPTION

A user can specify their maildrop location, type and associated APOP secret in the configuration file ~/.spop3d.

The file must be set to mode 0600 (-rw-------) or the server will not honour its content.

Maildrop specification consists of three parts, separated by white space characters:

- *MailDrop* **path type**

  **Path** should be specified in the same format as the *-n* option in [**solid-pop3d**(8)](/solid-pop3d/8.md). **Type** should be *mailbox* or *maildir*.

APOP secret specification consists of the word *APOPSecret* followed by an encrypted secret. You shouldn't change this secret manually. Use [**pop\_auth**(1)](/pop_auth/1.md) to do this.

Both maildrop and APOP secret specifications may optionally be followed by a mailbox name. This allows, for instance, user*+*boxA and user*+*boxB to be used as login names to access different mailboxes, where *+* means value of **UserMailDropDelimiter** server setting (see [**spop3d.conf**(5)](/spop3d.conf/5.md)).

The APOP secret associated with a particular maildrop should be followed with the same mailbox name (or lack thereof). If no secret is specified for a maildrop then the user's standard POP password should be used to authenticate instead.

## EXAMPLE

```
MailDrop  	Mail/default	mailbox
APOPSecret	2345678901
MailDrop  	Mail/bugtraq	mailbox bugtraq
APOPSecret	0123456789	bugtraq
MailDrop  	Mail/private	mailbox private
APOPSecret	9876543210	private
```

To set the APOP secret for the above maildrops use the following [**pop\_auth**(1)](/pop_auth/1.md) commands:

```
pop_auth
pop_auth bugtraq
pop_auth private
```

## FILES

- \~/.spop3d

  User configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

[**solid-pop3d**(8)](/solid-pop3d/8.md), [**pop\_auth**(1)](/pop_auth/1.md), [**spop3d.conf**(5)](/spop3d.conf/5.md),

## AUTHOR

Jerzy Balamut \<jurekb@dione.ids.pl\>