I'm in the process of setting up a new mail server, I installed uw-imap (debian sid uw-imap-ssl 2001adebian-7 ppc). During login (debian sid mutt 1.4.0-4 x86) the connection hangs for ~ 20 minutes. This same configuration works fine on the old mail server (rh 6.2 uw-imap 2000c x86).
Strace reveals that the client is hanging on a read while the server recursively calls stat on every file in my home directory (and follows sym links). Using stunnel and tcpdump I can watch the connection. Here's the stripped down version: S: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 X-NETSCAPE LOGIN-REFERRALS AUTH=PLAIN S: * AUTH=LOGIN] mail-server IMAP4rev1 2001.315 at Wed, 9 Oct 2002 02:30:37 -0600 S: * (MDT) C: a00 login username password S: a00 OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 X-NETSCAPE NAMESPACE MAILBOX-REFERRALS SCAN S: SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND] User username S: authenticated C: a01 list "" "" spin disks and wait forever here S: * LIST (\NoSelect) "/" "" S: a01 OK LIST completed Everything works fine with no long waits after this. Twiddling with imap_namespace in .muttrc didn't change this initial listing command. Anyone seen anything like this? The lack of output for so much work and previous versions not doing such makes me think there is a uw-imap bug, but it works fine with other clients. The initial list ignoring namespace configs suggests a bug in mutt as well. Any thoughts or ideas? On a slightly related issue. How do people like cyrus's imap server? Is it worth converting large mail archives and scripts to the new format? How much trouble does the new format and accessibility cause with procmail and friends? Thanks... >>>------> -- +-------------+-----------------------+---------------+ | Ed Schaller | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | mistymushroom | +-------------+-----------------------+---------------+
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