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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Kmail - where may I ask questions?
From:       Michael Haeckel <Michael () Haeckel ! Net>
Date:       2000-10-31 18:51:42
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On Tuesday, 31. October 2000 18:34, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 October 2000 05:07, you wrote:
> > Mr. Bastian,
> >
> > I have been using kmail for a little while, and must say I like it.
>
> Thank you.
>
> > All is not well, however.
> >
> > I do not know if you are the correct person to ask this question, perhaps
> > a list is better. I could not find one, so I am trying you. If that is
> > wrong, please tell me where to get help.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > The error is:
> >
> > 9 out of 10, or maybe more, of the times I check my mail i get an error
> > message:
> > ---
> > Could not login to pop.stud.ntnu.no.
> >
> > I said:
> > "USER osstein"
> >
> > And then the server said:
> > "-ERR Command line too long"

If you apply the attached patch to /kdebase/kioslave/pop3/pop3.cc or update 
from cvsup it will probably work.

Seems, that your server (POP3 elefant proxy server v1.0) also has problems 
with our commands althought I think they are correct.

Regards,
Michael Häckel
["command-fix.diff" (text/x-c)]

Index: pop3.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/kde/kdebase/kioslave/pop3/pop3.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.76
diff -u -3 -p -r1.76 pop3.cc
--- pop3.cc	2000/08/25 10:56:40	1.76
+++ pop3.cc	2000/10/22 21:39:14
@@ -229,16 +229,17 @@ bool POP3Protocol::command (const char *
  */
 
   // Write the command
-  if (Write(cmd, strlen(cmd)) != static_cast<ssize_t>(strlen(cmd)))
+  char *cmdrn;
+  cmdrn = static_cast<char *>(malloc(strlen(cmd) + 3));
+  sprintf(cmdrn, "%s\r\n", cmd);
+  
+  if (Write(cmdrn, strlen(cmdrn)) != static_cast<ssize_t>(strlen(cmdrn)))
   {
     m_sError = i18n("Could not send to server.\n");
+    free(cmdrn);
     return false;
   }
-  if (Write("\r\n", 2) != 2)
-  {
-    m_sError = i18n("Could not send to server.\n");
-    return false;
-  }
+  free(cmdrn);
   return getResponse(recv_buf, len, cmd);
 }
 

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