[tpop3d-discuss]tpop3d doesn't delete mails [ms outlook 2002]

[Chris Lightfoot]

On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 07:38:23PM +0100, Jarek Woloszyn wrote:
> On wto, 03 lut 2004, Matthew Trent wrote:
> 
> > On Tuesday 03 February 2004 09:35 am, Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Jarek Woloszyn wrote:
> > > > I've just tried to run tpop3d on my server and have a weird problem.
> > > > When somebody uses MS Outlook 2002 (from MS Office XP), tpop doesn't
> > > > delete mails (sometimes).
> > >
> > > This is probably a failure to send a QUIT command properly
> > > -- one is needed for the deletions to take place. But can
> > > you try running tpop3d with the -v option so that it will
> > > log the commands and responses.
> > 
> > That also partially explains the duplicate emails I've seen. Outlook clients 
> > connect, retrieve, delete, and then timeout. Then, of course, the message is 
> > downloaded again.
> 
> Hmm.. I've checked outlook's session with ethereal. Outlook sends quit
> command, and after that disconnects. That's why sometimes tpop
> doesn't recieve it.

errm. I don't know what you mean here. Are you certain
that Outlook is sending a QUIT even in cases where tpop3d
does not receive one?

> Can you add a configuration option which will cause tpop to immediately
> delete messages even if it's not rcf compatible?

hmm. That's probably not a good idea.

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