[tpop3d-discuss] Webmail error

Chris Lightfoot chris at ex-parrot.com
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:22:41 +0000


On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 08:57:24AM -0800, Matthew Trent wrote:
> We have a VopMail Webmail which connects to our tpop3d server. It works fine 
> when there are messages in the mailbox, but I get an error and the following 
> in my tpop3d (-v) log when the box is empty:

Um. There's nothing wrong with this transaction. The
client logs in, asks for a unique-ID list, and then does
nothing for thirty seconds. The connection is then timed
out (it's an odd coincidence that the client disconnects
at the same time, admittedly).

> 08:45:38 [28392]: fork_child: [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): began session for `test@xxxxxx.net' with mysql; child PID is 28412
> 08:45:38 [28412]: maildir_new: scanned maildir /var/spool/store/SERVERS/xxxxxx.net/test (0 messages) in 0.001s
> 08:45:38 [28412]: connection_sendresponse: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): sent `+OK Welcome aboard! You have no messages at all.'
> 08:45:38 [28412]: connection_parsecommand: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): received `UIDL'
> 08:45:38 [28412]: connection_sendresponse: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): sent `+OK ID list follows:'
> 08:45:38 [28412]: do_uidl: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): sent 1-line unique ID list
> 08:46:09 [28412]: ioabs_tcp_post_select: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): connection closed by peer
> 08:46:09 [28412]: net_loop: timed out client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx)
> 08:46:09 [28412]: connections_post_select: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): finished session for `test@xxxxxx.net' with mysql
> 08:46:09 [28412]: connections_post_select: client [6]test@xxxxxx.net(216.6.xx.xx): disconnected; 43/156 bytes read/written
> 
> Any ideas? I just upgraded to the 1.5.3 release. I'm not sure if this happened 
> with the previous release, as this whole system is new and it just may not 
> have been reported. I can check that if need be.

What does the log look like from 1.5.2 opening an empty
mailbox? What error does the web mail program log?

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