Re: [9fans] pop3

[arisawa@ar.aichi-u.ac.jp]

Half of the problem is resolved.
Mac OSX is cleaver enough because the mail reader use challenge/response even if
I instruct it to use clear text password, if pop3 server accepts challenge/response.
The following loop in pop3.c makes a problem.
readmbox(char *box)
{
....
		for(;;){
			p = Brdline(b, '\n');
			if(p == nil){
				if(Blinelen(b) == 0)
					break;
			}else
				lines++;
		}
....
}
The code is unclear if p==nil and Blinelen(b) != 0 happens.
I replaced it by
		for(;;){
			p = Brdline(b, '\n');
			if(p == nil)
				break;
			else
				lines++;
		}
then infinite loop is stopped.
Now I can get mails from my server if I instruct Mac OXS to use clear password.
However if I instruct it to use challenge/response, I cannot get mails.
I don't know the reason yet.


Kenji Arisawa