Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:15:17 -0500 From: Richard Gehlbach <rdgehlba@gehlbach.com> To: Joe in MPLS <joe@gracenpeace.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Drop in" replacement for imap-UW? Message-ID: <4788F5A5.9070504@gehlbach.com> In-Reply-To: <47794616.20805@gracenpeace.net> References: <47794616.20805@gracenpeace.net>
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Joe in MPLS wrote: > I've been running imap-UW on FreeBSD 6.x STABLE for a while. Clients > are mostly Thunderbird, TREOs and Horde (running on the same box. > > I'm having issues when multiple clients try to access the same user's > mailbox. Typically the TREO will do a scheduled check for new mail > while Thunderbird has it already open. Research indicates that this is > a limitation of the UW imapd implementation. We ran into this problem on shared access to mail, and found it was an issue with locks against the mailbox. Take a look at the mbx format in the UW's formats.txt file - http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/formats.txt.html - and the FAQ at http://www.washington.edu/imap/IMAP-FAQs/index.html#4.5. I understand that not all clients support this format. We are using it successfully with Thunderbird and Squirrelmail. It allows simultaneous mail access, deletions, etc. > > Can anyone recommend a good and secure imapd implementation that won't > require a ton of reconfiguration? Mostly I'd like the replacement to > be able to use all the existing end-user imap folders and mail spools. > All users have accounts and mail spools on the box. There's no virtual > users or database authentication backends to deal with. > > TIA ...jgm > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Richard D. Gehlbach Gehlbach Consulting Services rdgehlba@gehlbach.com 3321 Pepperhill Ct. 859.269.6658 Fax 859.266.7446 Lexington, KY 40502 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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