Imap client with ~7500 imap cmds ~250/~500 read() syscall

aki.tuomi aki.tuomi at open-xchange.com
Thu Dec 31 13:20:19 EET 2020


> On 31/12/2020 13:18 Marc Roos <m.roos at f1-outsourcing.eu> wrote:
> 
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> >>  
> >> Looks like this mail client has problems with the archive 
> >> namespace[1], I assume I have nothing strange in there because other 
> >> clients just issue around ~50 cmds. So I guess this is just bad 
> >> programming of some new flashy trendy tool someone has downloaded?
> >> 
> >> The raw in log has 
> >>     nr
> >>   34212 LIST ""
> >>   35190 SELECT Archive
> >> 
> >> Like this:
> >> 
> >
> >> ..(more mailboxes)..
> >> 
> >>   mailbox Archive {
> >>     auto = create
> >>     autoexpunge = 0
> >>     autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> >>     comment =
> >>     driver =
> >>     special_use = \Archive
> >>   }
> >>   mailbox "Archived mail" {
> >>     auto = no
> >>     autoexpunge = 0
> >>     autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> >>     comment =
> >>     driver =
> >>     special_use = \Archive
> >>   }
> >>   mailbox "Archived messages" {
> >>     auto = no
> >>     autoexpunge = 0
> >>     autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
> >>     comment =
> >>     driver =
> >>     special_use = \Archive
> >>   }
> >> ..(more mailboxes)..
> >> 
> >>   order = 0
> >>   prefix =
> >>   separator = /
> >>   subscriptions = yes
> >>   type = private
> >> }
> >
> >Bit curious config, do you have an INBOX namespace somewhere as 
> >well? This looks like root namespace as it has no prefix.
> >
> 
> Yes I have inbox namespace[1]. I think this config comes from in the 
> past wanting to have different mail locations and being bound to the 
> /var/spool/mail mbox files of sendmail. 
> 
> [1]
> namespace inbox {
>   disabled = no
>   hidden = no
>   ignore_on_failure = no
>   inbox = yes
>   list = yes
>   location =
>   mailbox Deleted {
>     auto = no
>     autoexpunge = 0
>     autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
>     comment =
>     driver =
>     special_use = \Trash
>   }
> 
> ..
>   
>   mailbox Trash {
>     auto = create
>     autoexpunge = 0
>     autoexpunge_max_mails = 0
>     comment =
>     driver =
>     special_use = \Trash
>   }
>   order = 0
>   prefix =
>   separator = /
>   subscriptions = yes
>   type = private
> }

You are not supposed to have more than one namespace with same prefix.

Aki


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