[Dovecot] problem about pop3 using dovecot

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Sat Sep 8 16:16:06 EEST 2012



Am 08.09.2012 15:10, schrieb Robert Schetterer:
> pop3 feature leave mails on the servers works i.e with thunderbird
> with a local list in Tb what is allready download for compare
> so its not only a server feature, so you will allways download all mails
> new if using a new client without that list, or you changed something
> on the server ( i.e X-UIDL changed ) and existing list isnt longer build
> like before
> 
> see i.e
> 
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popstate.dat
> 
> however i had some problems with pop3 leave mails on the server
> with virtual plugin, but that was fixed and works with setup right way

and that is why every mail-client has a option "delete messages after x days
from server" but users are refusing to spent some minutes of their time
looking what options software offers for wondering years later

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