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List:       imap
Subject:    Re: Solaris imap-2004c1 can't find mailbox
From:       Mark Crispin <MRC () CAC ! Washington ! EDU>
Date:       2005-03-07 18:58:30
Message-ID: Pine.WNT.4.63.0503071053040.1092 () Tomobiki-Cho ! CAC ! Washington ! EDU
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Just as a friendly reminder, the imap@u.washington.edu mailing list is for 
discussions of the IMAP protocol.  Software questions about UW imapd 
should go to c-client@u.washington.edu.

We're going to do something about these mailing list names.  Even though 
the actual software is called c-client, most people don't remember that 
name...

You don't need to build with SSLTYPE=none if you want to allow your Java 
client to connect with plaintext passwords.  SSLTYPE=unix will also work, 
that is:
 	make gso SSLTYPE=unix
This will build with SSL but without disabling plaintext passwords.

It should work given what you've described.  What, exactly, happens "when 
it tries to find the mailbox it can't"?  Do you get an error message?  If 
so, what is the message?  Do you get a seemingly empty INBOX?

What are the *exact* contents of the first line of a /var/mail/username 
file that exhibits this problem?


On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Bruce Shaw wrote:
> Solaris 2.8.  Mailer is sendmail.  Mail shows up in /var/mail/username
>
>
> I'm compiling using gcc.
>
> make gso SSLTYPE=none
>
> because I need a java client to be able to connect with plaintext passwords.
> Yes I know it's bad.  We'll fix the app later.
>
> When I use mtest everything works fine.  I get prompted for a password but
> when it tries to find the mailbox it can't.  I've tried it with and without
> mbox, with and without a dummy first record (copied from another system).
> Another time I did this, pine helped me create the mailbox but this time it
> appears to have made matters worse. I've tried hardcoding the mail
> directory.
>
> Anybody got this working under Solaris 8?
>
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