[Dovecot] Dovecot 1.1.1 + zlib plugin + mbox crash

[Chris Wakelin]

Chris Wakelin wrote:
>>> Oh, unless there are some bugs in your zlib version, such as related to
>>> seeking..
>>
>> Could be, I imagine it's as prehistoric as the bzlib :)
>>
> 
> Right, I've tried dovecot-1.1.2 using my own zlib-1.2.3 (and 
> bzlib-1.0.5) build on Solaris 8:
> 
> ldd lib20_zlib_plugin.so gives
>         libz.so =>       /opt/RDGzlib/lib/libz.so
>         libbz2.so =>     /opt/RDGbzlib/lib/libbz2.so ...
> 
> and get the same problems.

I've been testing zlib again in Dovecot 1.1.1 (plus assert-crash fix) 
and 1.1.2 and I'm beginning to think it may be some sort of race 
condition (the Solaris 8 box is significantly slower than the SuSE one!).

If I leave a few seconds pause between the "FETCH <uid> BODY[]" 
commands, it seems not to crash, even with the same sequence. Mind you, 
I wouldn't have expected to be able to type quickly enough to cause 
problems!

Is that plausible?

Best Wishes,
Chris

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