Your message dated Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:45:09 +0000 with message-id <[email protected]> and subject line Bug#1116283: Removed package(s) from unstable has caused the Debian Bug report #446024, regarding mailsync: undocumented server config item; wrong? behaviour to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: mailsync Version: 5.2.2-1 Severity: minor hi, we've some example lines in doc/examples/mailsync but no clue about how/if such syntax/option can be combined - eg.: - is ssl/norsh valid/pointless? - imap/norsh implies imap/rsh is default? how to tell which rsh to use? - why rsh (as default?) in 1st place Also, in 5.2.1-2 this server spec {localhost/user=uname/imap/novalidate-cert} works but sounds weird: 'novalidate-cert' seems pointless while talking to plain imap; yet without it mailsync bails out with: Error: Certificate failure for localhost: self signed certificate: ... 5.2.2-1 is even more funny, it won't work either way - with server spec above it bails out with: Error: TLS/SSL failure for localhost: SSL negotiation failed 5.2.2-1 doesn't like /imap/ at all, wants /ssl/. So, I think that some of the c-client doc should come with mailsync as well, since it's needed to setup 'stores' (without being fluent in imap). I'd suggest to include into the example/mailsync the following snippet from #--[/usr/share/doc/libc-client2002edebian/naming.txt]---------------------- #... #III. Remote names # #All names which start with "{" are remote names, and are in the form # "{" remote_system_name [":" port] [flags] "}" [mailbox_name] #where: # remote_system_name Internet domain name or bracketed IP address # of server. # port optional TCP port number, default is the # default port for that service # flags optional flags, one of the following: # "/service=" service mailbox access service, default is "imap" # "/user=" user remote user name for login on the server # "/authuser=" user remote authentication user; if specified this # is the user name whose password is used (e.g. # administrator) # "/anonymous" remote access as anonymous user # "/debug" record protocol telemetry in application's # debug log # "/secure" do not transmit a plaintext password over # the network # "/imap", "/imap2", "/imap2bis", "/imap4", "/imap4rev1" # equivalent to /service=imap # "/pop3" equivalent to /service=pop3 # "/nntp" equivalent to /service=nntp # "/norsh" do not use rsh or ssh to establish a preauthenticated # IMAP session # "/ssl" use the Secure Socket Layer to encrypt the session # "/validate-cert" validate certificates from TLS/SSL server (this is the # default behavior) # "/novalidate-cert" do not validate certificates from TLS/SSL server, # needed if server uses self-signed certificates # "/tls" force use of start-TLS to encrypt the session, and # reject connection to servers that do not support it # "/notls" do not do start-TLS to encrypt the session, even # with servers that support it # "/readonly" request read-only mailbox open (IMAP only; ignored # on NNTP, and an error with SMTP and POP3) # mailbox_name remote mailbox name, default is INBOX # #For example: # {imap.foo.com}INBOX #opens an IMAP connection to system imap.foo.com and selects INBOX. # # #IV. All other names # #All other names are treated as local file names, relative to the #user's home directory. Read drivers.txt for more details. #----------------------------------------------------------------------------- if not the whole 'naming.txt' thanks - paolo
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--- Begin Message ---Version: 5.2.7-3.3+rm Dear submitter, as the package mailsync has just been removed from the Debian archive unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry that we couldn't deal with your issue properly. For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1116283 The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/. Please note that the changes have been done on the master archive and will not propagate to any mirrors until the next dinstall run at the earliest. This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [email protected]. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Thorsten Alteholz (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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