From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 12 17:25:58 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE87216A41A for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:25:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdgehlba@gehlbach.com) Received: from mail1.gehlbach.com (mail1.gehlbach.com [204.255.230.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 372E813C468 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:25:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdgehlba@gehlbach.com) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (smtp.gehlbach.com [204.255.230.80]) by mail1.gehlbach.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0CHFMJD059399; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:15:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rdgehlba@gehlbach.com) Message-ID: <4788F5A5.9070504@gehlbach.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:15:17 -0500 From: Richard Gehlbach User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Joe in MPLS References: <47794616.20805@gracenpeace.net> In-Reply-To: <47794616.20805@gracenpeace.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MailScanner: Found to be clean X--MailScanner-MCPCheck: mcpnotspam, mcpspamassassin (score=0, required 2, BODYRULE16 0.50, BODYRULE29 -0.50) X-MailScanner-SpamCheck: notspam, spamassassin (cached, score=-1.799, required 6, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, BAYES_50 0.00) X-MailScanner-From: rdgehlba@gehlbach.com X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Drop in" replacement for imap-UW? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:25:58 -0000 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.