[Dovecot] Workaround for outlook UIDL handling bug ??

[Nikolaus Gerstmayr]

> On 2.9.2004, at 21:50, Nikolaus Gerstmayr wrote:
> 
> > Scenario: Using Dovecot 0.99.10.9 as pop3 server.
> > With delete on retrival off.
> >
> > clients: outlook*
> ..
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;872839
> 
> Is it this problem? Maybe just try to get people to install SP1?
> 
> I've been thinking about making the pop3 UID format configurable, but I 
> can't anymore change the default.
> 

Unfortunatly, SP1 doesn't help.
I read 872839 too, it gave me 5 minutes of hope, not not more :(

We had a mixture of outlook 2003's with Sp1 and without it, and a couple of
outlook express 6.x's

ALL had the same problem with the SAME mails being redownlaoded all over :(
Seems all microsoft mail clients share the same problematic UIDL code.
Updated all outlook 2003's to SP1, didn't help either.

Found this in meantime:
http://www.smartertools.com/Products/SmarterMail/ReleaseNotes.aspx

Unfortunatly it doesnt tell WHATS wrong with 
outlooks POP3 UIDL interpretation. Just that there is something wrong.

If you have something like
# values: default, yet_another_outlookbug_workaround, ...
#UIDL_SHEME default 
 
it shouldnt be a big problem.
if you can leave the old UIDL generation and its default.
and warn what happens if you switch it.

Again, I cant be 100% sure yet if my attempt to workaround that problem
really helps. Time of observation too short. 

But looks good so far.

BTW: of course I'd prefer to kick the god damn outlook's and/or switch to
IMAP, 
but unfortunately I'm not allowed to do that :(((