It is possible for a user to change their Mailbox password remotely. If you are using email client software such as Eudora, then this functionality is built into the email client (in Eudora, go to ‘Special | Change Password’).
If you are not using an email client which supports this, then the user can still do it themselves using a ‘Telnet’ program.
1. Telnet to the
VPOP3 server on port 106. To do this in Windows, run:
‘Telnet <vpop3 server> 106’.
So, if your VPOP3 server is at address 192.168.1.1, then run:
‘Telnet 192.168.1.1 106’.
2. VPOP3 should
greet you with a line:
200 VPOP3 - Hello who are you (type
USER <userid>)
Type ‘USER’ followed by your user
ID. (note: you won't be able to see what you type unless you turn 'Local Echo' on - Terminal
| Preferences | Local
Echo)
3. VPOP3 should
now say:
200 Now enter your password (type
PASS <password>)
Type ‘PASS’ followed by your current
password.
4. VPOP3 will
now say:
200 Now type NEWPASS <new password>
Type ‘NEWPASS’ followed by your
new password. Your new password can not be the same as your old password,
and must usually be more than 5 characters in length.
5. VPOP3 will
acknowledge the password change by saying:
200 New password accepted - Thanks
Now, type ‘QUIT’ to close the session
Users can also change their password (and other settings) through the VPOP3 WebMail facility using an web browser - see here.