on 2-12-2009 2:10 AM Aiko Barz spake the following: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 05:27:02PM -0500, dhottin...@harrisonburg.k12.va.us > wrote: >> Have there been any issues with dovecot and using outlook express (imap) >> as an email client? I have had a couple of users come up with random >> missing emails. Im trying to figure out if it is user error, or >> something wacky in my mailserver. I cant find anything telling in >> maillog files or my messages. Dovecot version is 1.0.3. Its ok to >> reply to me, I get list messages digest. > > The IMAP implementation of Outlook 2003 for example is not so nice. You > must first figure out, if the email is missing within Outlook or if it > is missing on the server too. > > For example: If the mailbox is greater than 2GB, Outlook 2003 crashes > and corrupts its PST file. No more mails show up. A regular crash of > Outlook may also corrupt its PST file. The effect is the same. Mails > may dissapear within the client. > > So, if the missing mail is still on the server, run "SCANPST.EXE". If it > does not help, recreate the Outlook profile. > > If the mail is missing on the server, look close at their trash folder. > ;) > > So long, > Aiko Outlook does not store IMAP mail in its PST. PST's are only used for the local storage. Outlook does not crash if your IMAP mail folders are larger than 2 GB, although its IMAP implementation is pretty bad.
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