[Dovecot] Problems with Oulook Clients

[Curtis Maloney]

Patrick Carney wrote:
> Hello all.
> 

Which version of Dovecot are you running?
Which OS are you running it on?

These can help a lot in diagnosing problems...

> I have problems with clients running Outlook 2003 that keep getting IMAP
> server timeout errors, "mailbox in an inconsistant state" Are there any mods
> to be made to the config file that could eliminate this? It happens about
> ever 10minutes. Here is what our previous Sys Admin sent me on our setup.
> 

Yes - there are some "work-around" options in the config file - one specifically 
for the timeout issue you describe.  I recommend you take a read through the 
dovecot.conf file; it has a fair bit of documentation in it on what the various 
options are for.

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Curtis Maloney
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