> What client are you using?
Outlook 2000 / Outlook Express latest versions.
>
> We have experienced this problem for almost a year now.
Does that mean it happens regularly for you (and maybe others?) ?
>
> Our solution is to mv all the messages to a new folder (Command line mv)
> and
> then re-sync your mail client. Then on the command line move the messages
> back and re-sync the client again. This causes it to rebuild it;'s
> index.
It looks to me that I can force it to rebuild it's index also by deleting
the .uidvalidity file but then with one of the next incoming mails, the
problem is there again.
At this stage, I am very frustrated because I just started to use
imap/procmail as a very nice combination plus using webmail when on the road
and an Outlook client at the office (That's just the typical combination for
most of our clients).
As part of my testing, I even tried to setup a new user account ('michaeld'
rather than the old account 'michael') and auto forwarded all of michael's
incoming mails to michaeld ... but even that ended with the same
problems/errors....
Anyway, thanks to all of you who tried to help with your experiences and
tips.
At the moment I switched back to pop3 to manage my mails and I will try to
discuss that now with E-smith's support.
Regards,
Michael Doerner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Doerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 6:56 AM
> Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Imap - UID problem
>
>
> > Update:
> >
> > I can fix the problem temporarily by deleting that .uidvalidity file but
> > very soon after that I keep getting the same problem again, in all
> different
> > imap folders. :-(
> > That means my last night's thoughts what caused it were wrong.
> >
> > Anybody else who might have some ideas for that?
> >
> > I just don't want to give up on imap now. It looks like the ideal
> > integration with webmail ...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Doerner
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > ...snip...
> > >
> > > Some interesting facts (for Outlook users?) that I found through that:
> > >
> > > It happened only in some subdirectories of my imap folders so I had to
> > > delete the .uidvalidity files in those particular folders.
> > > Apparently I can recreate the problem when I move mails (in Outlook
> 2000)
> > > from my personal folder into an imap folder BUT ... it seems to have a
> > > problem only then, when the original mail had gone through an Outlook
> rule
> > > before!
> > > After moving such a "massaged" mail in an imap folder, the
> > > problem comes up
> > > again and I have to delete the .uidvalidity file.
> > > If the mail was not processed by an Outlook rule before, I can easily
> move
> > > it to an imap folder without creating that problem.
> > ..snip..
> > >
> > > > Hi Michael. Try this:
> > > > "If the IMAP server detects an external change to the mailbox
> > > > the list of message UIDs becomes invalid. With some clients simply
> > > > reopening the IMAP folders will fix the problem, with others,
> > > > deleting the .uidvalidity file will solve the problem." - Paul
> Nesbit
> > > >
> > > > This file is in your home or mail directory.
> > > >
> > > > Quoting Michael Doerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > >
> > > ..snip...
> > > > >
> > > > > The clients where I am testing with are Outlook 2000 and Outlook
> > > > > Express.
> > > > > Outlook will quite often (sorry, don't know exactly at which stage
> or
> > > > > for
> > > > > which mail) come up with the following error message:
> > > > >
> > > > > Your server has reported a UID which does not comply with the IMAP
> > > > > standards. This typically indicates a server bug. Your program may
> not
> > > > > function properly after this.
> > > > > MsgSeqNum 925, New UID 996491787, Prev UID 996518607, Next UID 0.
> > > > >
> > > > > And it is not functioning properly after that ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Outlook Express doesn't give that sort of error message. Instead
> you
> > > > > can't
> > > > > open/read the mail. Sometimes it helps to resynchronise (a
> > > feature that
> > > > > Outlook doesn't have at all?) and than you can read the mail
> > > but that's
> > > > > all
> > > > > not OK.
> >
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