Pop3/IMAP Problems : Service not running???

[aloose]

I installed a new exchange server, everything is working fine and it recieves emails, manages the domain correctly etc etc. but I cannot for the life of me get pop3 or imap working. This is driving me nuts. I have never seen anything like this happen before. The services are runing, and its configured in system manager. Now when i try to connect to the server from a computer it keeps asking for the username/password like its wrong. This is confusing, I have tried domain\username, username, etc. I started a log file of the pop 3 and imap connectors, and here is the message I get every time it tries to connect in the log file

05/06/2009 21:44:21.015 <<< (TID:7b0):
TlRMTVNTUAABAAAAB4IIogAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAHEXAAAADw==
05/06/2009 21:44:21.015 >>> (TID:7b0): +
TlRMTVNTUAACAAAACgAKADgAAAAFgomi9dFik8nEXGMAAAAAAAAAAHoAeg
BCAAAABQLODgAAAA9PAE0ATgBFAEsAAgAKAE8ATQBOAEUASwABABAARQBY
AEMASABBAE4ARwBFAAQAEgBPAG0AbgBlAGsALgBjAG8AbQADACQAZQB4AG
MAaABhAG4AZwBlAC4ATwBtAG4AZQBrAC4AYwBvAG0ABQASAE8AbQBuAGUA
awAuAGMAbwBtAAAAAAA=
05/06/2009 21:44:21.046 <<< (TID:7b0):
TlRMTVNTUAADAAAAGAAYAG4AAAAYABgAhgAAAAAAAABYAAAADAAMAFgAAA
AKAAoAZAAAAAAAAACeAAAABYKIogYAcRcAAAAPUT4V/u8aZZcrrLomq01n
e2EAbABvAG8AcwBlAEEARABBAE0AMQD5LPb5mk
/ULQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADdemN8VtJ6mksfN8y2SZ6ktUifuoAJ4Vs=
05/06/2009 21:44:21.046 >>> (TID:7ac): 407j NO The service
has not been started.
05/06/2009 21:44:21.078 <<< (TID:7b0): qj6j AUTHENTICATE
NTLM



I also Get this when trying to telnet into the server pop3 account:
ERR The service has not been started.

But the service is running fine, restarting the pop3 service dosent help either.

 

[markdmac]

Did you open the necessary ports in the firewall?

Verify you have IIS security set properly. faq955-7121

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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