-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/19/07 08:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On 10/18/07 19:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Hello! I'm setting up an email server on debian etch using Postfix, >>> Maildrop and Courier-Imap. It works fine but I have a problem with >>> thunderbird clients. >>> >>> When there is a new mail in INBOX it get refresh constantly (ie new mail >>> blink), consequently the the vmail process consume an abnormal amount of >>> resources. >>> >>> I set IMAP_ENHANCEDIDLE=1 in /etc/courier/imapd but it can't explain >>> alone the problem, because with evolution mail client I do not >>> experience such problem. >>> >>> Any idea to solve that? >> I also use Postfix, Maildrop & courier-imap, but am having trouble >> understanding your problem. >> >> What are vmail and "new mail blink"? (On my system, fetchmail grabs >> >from POP every 5 minutes, and Iceweasel checks for new mail every 2 >> minutes.) >> > > Hello, thx for your answer. Sorry it is difficult to explain. > > - vmail is the owner of imapd process. > - "new mail blink" like if it was constantly arriving (am I clear?)
On my system, each user owns their own imapd process. Are you using virtual folders stored in a database? > I use Imap with IMAP_ENHANCEDIDLE=1 > > i.e. imap server inform instantly the client when a new mail > arrive (no checks every x minutes) > > Though I tried to set IMAP_ENHANCEDIDLE to 0 but I still > experience the problem in thunderbird. Ah. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHGL9fS9HxQb37XmcRApN9AJ4nySOD2guiC62rXy5dz7E4YSj44gCgkNND OZGrr2g/3Nv7qzTQll40pNw= =kbRo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]