From the Dovecot 1.0.1 sample dovecot.conf file:
# If you want UIDL compatibility with other POP3 servers, use:
# UW's ipop3d : %08Xv%08Xu
...
# Note that Outlook 2003 seems to have problems with %v.%u format
which was
# Dovecot's default, so if you're building a new server it would be a
good
# idea to change this. %08Xu%08Xv should be pretty fail-safe.
#
# NOTE: Nowadays this is required to be set explicitly, since the old
# default was bad but it couldn't be changed without breaking existing
# installations. %08Xu%08Xv will be the new default, so use it for new
# installations.
#
pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv
Notice the *very* small difference in the format between UW's ipop3d
and the ones mentioned a little bit below?
I think I just got bitten by this (we moved from UW's ipop3d to
Dovecot). Loooots of users just got a lot of new (old) mail again
("Leave mail on server" is a popular setting). Ah well. They really
should move to IMAP anyway and now they got some summer reading to do
:-)
Is the difference intentional? If so then perhaps this should be more
clearly pointed out!
- Peter
