On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > On my debian unstable system I have: > ii uw-imapd 2002b.debian-5 remote mail folder access server > ii uw-imapd-ssl 2002b.debian-5 Dummy upgrade package for uw-imapd > > My wife connects to this via Mozilla from her desktop (win 2000 for > now). Often she'll click the little X to close the window. When she > opens a new session it usually won't allow her to connect. A "ps" on my > mailserver shows multiple imapd's running. When I kill them off she can > connect just fine. > > Not sure how long this has been a problem, she just told me now it's > been going on for a while. > > Any thoughts? >
Sounds like a locking problem. In the mbox format one folder = one file. This means if two concurrent imap processes try to access the same folder, the second gets locked out. The workaround is to use a format like maildir where one file = one message so locking can be finer-grained. But the real question is why is mozilla mail not closing the IMAP connection on exit thus leaving stale imapds around? -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> La Salle Debain - http://www.braincells.com/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
