[Dovecot] [SOLVED ]Re: imap-login ESTABLISHED client sessions not timed out by server

J4K junk4 at klunky.co.uk
Tue Feb 22 11:41:30 EET 2011


On 02/22/2011 10:37 AM, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 09:50 +0100, J4K wrote:
>> Good morning everyone,
>>
>>     I noticed some mobile client connections that I know should have
>> timed out at least 20 mins ago, yet these are still there.  The device
>> in question lost its 3G connection and never re-established it.  I know,
>> because in this case it was my 'phone ;)  Why should the imap-login keep
>> the copnnection in in EST, when it was dropped ages ago.  I imagine that
>> the mobile client did not correctly close down the session, but it
>> should have timed out on the server. 
> When client is in IDLE, it should timeout sooner because of
> imap_idle_notify_interval setting. But when not in IDLE, there's only 30
> minute inactivity timeout (30 mins is minimum required by IMAP
> protocol).
>
>
>
After I sent this question, I realised IMAP IDLE might have come into
play, but then I remembered I had changed the client from IDLE to
polling.  About thirty mins passed, and the connection timed out. 
Thank-you for clarifying.


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