I've had this or a similar problem with POP3 from an Exchange server. the problem was with a few users (all sharing the same physical connection) and I think its related to high latency of the virtual circuit, where when you have lots of messages (321 in your case, hmm.. nice number :-) the connection sometimes drops (for me it was always reproduceable - i.e. couldn't download the f^%&ing mail) my solution was two folds : 1. if you have local connection or just a fast connection to the server in question - just open that mailbox using the fast connection, download all the messages and forward them to the user in a way he can get at them (droping them in a zip archive and making him download it from somewhere was an acceptable solution for me), then delete all the messages. 2. if (1) does not apply - get a software that allows you to just LIST the messages and then download each seperatly (for example LingoMail by Dvir Software which is available under a shareware license). you then proceed to download the messages one by one (I found that using droves of five usually works too) and delete each after you download it. If you encounter disconnetions (which you will probably will) then just reconnect and continue where you left.
next time, make sure that the user check his/hers email regularly and not accumulate over 300 messages. I do not know how to solve this problem from the technical POV. Oded -- Hobbes: 'The world isn't fair, Calvin.' Calvin: 'I know, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxim Kryachko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: pop3 problem > Hi list. > I have a problem with a user (only one) who tries to retrieve his email via > pop3 and I see this kind of message in the log: > > > ipop3d[27848]: Login user=this_user host=his.host.somewhere [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] > nmsgs=321/321 > Nov 28 13:29:26 server ipop3d[27848]: Command stream end of file while > reading line user=this_user host=his.host.somewhere [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] > > The host he's trying to work is some dialup in New-York. > > Neomail (perl web interface) shows him the first screen, but then nothing > happens when he inserts his username and password. > > What could be the problem? > > Thanks, RTFM highly appreciated. > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
