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List:       imap
Subject:    Re: imapd and pop3d Clashing?
From:       Phil Thompson <phil () river-bank ! demon ! co ! uk>
Date:       1998-08-08 11:08:46
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Mark Crispin wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:51:41 +0000, Phil Thompson wrote:
> > > It is not possible to open a UNIX-format mailbox read-write multiple
> > > times.
> > No problem with that, it's what happens when the second attempt fails
> > that I don't understand.  The second attempt (kbiff in my case)
> > correctly fails to get the lock but then proceeds to send a SIGUSR2 to
> > the imapd serving the first connection (Netscape) to tell it to die.
> > Why does it do this?
> 
> Because the IMAP server thinks that the second attempt means that you left
> your session logged in at the office when you left, and that you're now trying
> to log in from home to read your mail.  You're going to be very angry at being
> told that you have to wait until you come to work the next day, especially if
> you are a Very Important User without a clue about how to use "ps" and "kill".

Understood (though not applicable in my situation).  Any chance of
making the behaviour configurable - a compile time option would keep me
happy?

Phil

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