Re: Imap

["Roy" <pict001a@yahoo.co.uk>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Menzies" <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Imap


> On (16/11/05 12:25), Mitch Wiedemann wrote:
> > Roy wrote:
> >
> > >----- Original Message ----- 
> > >From: "loos" <loos@qt1.iq.usp.br>
> > >To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:37 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Imap
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [snip] <-- stuff about MS Outlook not being able to access an IMAP
server
> > >
> > >M$ Outlook is the only client i've used.  I've just used mutt and was
able
> > >to receive my mail, seems
> > >loke Windoze is broken.
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, it does seem like that sometimes... :)
> >
> > To encapsulate the thread so far, it sounds as though your mail server
> > is working, but some configuration tweaking on the server, or the client
> > may be needed to allow weird e-mail clients like Microsoft Outlook to
> > access it?
> >
> > So, does anyone have experience hooking MS Outlook to an IMAP server?
>
> We've setup a couple of IMAP installations and one insists on using
> Outlook which does a number of wierd things with IMAP.  There is a work
> around in the dovecot configuration file:
>
> # Workarounds for various client bugs:
> #   oe6-fetch-no-newmail:
> #     Never send EXISTS/RECENT when replying to FETCH command. Outlook
> #     Express
> #     seems to think they are FETCH replies and gives user "Message no
> #     longer
> #     in server" error. Note that OE6 still breaks even with this
> #     workaround
> #     if synchronization is set to "Headers Only".
> #   outlook-idle:
> #     Outlook and Outlook Express never abort IDLE command, so if no
> #     mail
> #     arrives in half a hour, Dovecot closes the connection. This is
> #     still
> #     fine, except Outlook doesn't connect back so you don't see if new
> #     mail
> #     arrives.
> #   outlook-pop3-no-nuls:
> #     Outlook and Outlook Express hang if mails contain NUL characters.
> #     This setting replaces them with 0x80 character.
> #client_workarounds =
>
> I recall the OP is using courier - there may be similar functionality.
>
> As far as other things are concerned, Outlook seems to create its own
> view of what's on the IMAP server, rather than displaying folders on the
> IMAP server itself.  I am currently exploring these issues which create
> date and other anomolies.
>
> Unless Outlook is vital, Thunderbird is a better alternative.
>
> Regards
>
> Clive

I've decided to use the pop server instead, it's working fine.  Thanks for
all your help.

Roy



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