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From: Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>
Subject: Re: POP3 fragile?
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:58:31 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3d6gb4z1k.fsf@peorth.gweep.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k7akgk8b.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> (Florian Weimer's message of "Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:25:24 +0200")

* Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>  on Tue, 15 Jul 2003
| In my case, the TCP connection hung (because IP connectivity went
| away) and I had to press C-g.

The POP3 specifications state that the server must not process DELE marks
if the connection closes (or drops) without the client issuing a QUIT
command.  Your "lost" mail should still be on the server.

-- 
Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>    \ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be
Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and
PGP Key: at a key server near you!  \ kept under refrigeration.
       That and five bucks will get you a small coffee at Starbucks.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-07-15 14:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-07-14 18:46 Florian Weimer
2003-07-14 22:50 ` Marcelo Toledo
2003-07-14 22:55 ` Xavier Maillard
2003-07-15 10:25   ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-15 13:15     ` Mike Woolley
2003-07-15 14:58     ` Stainless Steel Rat [this message]
2003-07-15 20:48       ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-15 21:07         ` Stainless Steel Rat
2003-07-15 21:45           ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-15 23:56             ` Stainless Steel Rat
2003-07-16  0:08               ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-16  3:38                 ` Stainless Steel Rat
2003-07-16  2:29     ` Marcelo Toledo
2003-07-15  8:03 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-07-15 21:47   ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-15 23:47 ` Florian Weimer
2003-07-16 23:59   ` Matthias Andree

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