---
name: "pop_auth"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "solid-pop3d"
version: "0.15-31"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pop_auth"
---

# pop\_auth(1)

set an user's APOP secret

## NAME

pop\_auth - set an user's APOP secret

## SYNOPSIS

**pop\_auth** \[-a\] \[*!* \| *name* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Pop\_auth** asks user for his APOP secret and stores this secret after encryption in ~/.spop3d file. Used encryption is very weak and protects only from curious system administrator who accidentialy looks at ~/.spop3d file. Don't use your account password as the APOP secret!!!

**Pop\_auth** will set APOP secret for all maildrop *name*s specified in the command line. You can use the special *!* name to specify your default maildrop. If called without any arguments, **pop\_auth** will set APOP secret for the default maildrop.

## OPTIONS

- \-a

  Set the same APOP secret for all maildrops definied in ~/.spop3d

## FILES

- \~/.spop3d

  User configuration file. APOP secret is written here.

## SEE ALSO

[**solid-pop3d**(8)](/solid-pop3d/8.md), [**spop3d.conf**(5)](/spop3d.conf/5.md), [**dot-spop3d**(5)](/dot-spop3d/5.md),

## AUTHOR

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