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

[Jarek Woloszyn]

On wto, 03 lut 2004, Chris Lightfoot wrote:

> I note
>     http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317945
> -- the problem described doesn't affect tpop3d -- you
> don't need to send RETR and DELE commands in the same
> session for it to work -- but they may have fixed the QUIT
> thing too. It would be interesting to know whether the
> patch they suggest resolves the issue.

I'll check it.

I made tests with the same outlook, but using solid-pop3d. 
20 tests and every time there was Request: quit AND Response: OK.

When I did the same test with tpop, I got 3 failures (request without
response) after 10 tests.

> > It sucks not following the RFC's. Sometimes it comes to that, though... tpop3d 
> > already doesn't follow the RFC's by default with timeout values, so it 
> > shouldn't be a huge "moral" leap...
> 
> The problem with making such a change is that there are
> probably cases where it will result in mail being lost.

You are right. This is not a good idea.

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Jarek Woloszyn