[Dovecot] UID confusion

[Andrew Hutchings]

Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On 28.6.2005, at 11:39, Andrew Hutchings wrote:
> 
>> 2 or 3 customers have reported that they are having problems 
>> downloading their mail via. POP3.  I have attached the rawlogs of 
>> their transactions and the UID list at the time.  Is this because I am 
>> using an incompatible UID format or is something else at fault?  
>> Deleting the UID list and indexes fixes the problem.  I am using Test72.
> 
> 
> Sounds a bit like the Thunderbird problem..
> 
> ..

Sounds like it, but that client was Outlook 2003, and I have had a 
client using entourage with the same problem last week, it isn't a very 
common problem.

> 
>> -ERR Message is deleted.
>> -ERR Message is deleted.
>> -ERR Message is deleted.
>> -ERR Too many bad commands.
> 
> 
> But this is why it really fails. Dovecot disconnects the client here. 
> Hmm. I'll make the disconnection happen only when sending enough (20) 
> unknown commands, not when sending known commands but with invalid 
> parameters. This should fix it:
> 

Thanks, I shall patch up and let you know of any other strange goings 
on, getting harder to find problems though, you may have to beta soon at 
this rate.

Regards
Andrew
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