ID:               39362
 User updated by:  askalski at gmail dot com
 Reported By:      askalski at gmail dot com
-Status:           Bogus
+Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         IMAP related
 Operating System: Linux
 PHP Version:      5CVS-2006-11-03 (snap)
 New Comment:

I'm sorry if I did not make this clear enough in the original bug
report.

This is very much a bug in PHP.  While you're correct in saying
c-client controls the number of retries it makes, it's up to PHP to
change MAXLOGINTRIALS from its default of 3 to 1.

There is no way to work around this from a PHP script, because the
mail_parameters() function is not exposed through the PHP imap module. 
The only way is for PHP to make a mail_parameters() call in
ext/imap/php_imap.c during module initialization.


Previous Comments:
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[2006-11-03 20:03:22] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.  For a
list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please
visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the
appropriate forum for asking support questions.  Due to the volume
of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not
a bug.  The support channels will be able to provide an explanation
for you.

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

PHP does not control the number of retries performed, that is 
something the imap (c-client) library controls.

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[2006-11-03 15:47:18] askalski at gmail dot com

Description:
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imap_open will retry 3 times on bad credentials.  Some IMAP or POP
servers delay on successive bad logins, making a failed imap_open take
very long.  Worse, some servers will lock the user out because of
repeated failed login attempts.

Somewhere during module initialization, this call needs to be made:

mail_parameters(NIL, SET_MAXLOGINTRIALS, (void *) 1);


Reproduce code:
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imap_open("{mailserver/pop}", "user", "badpass");


Expected result:
----------------
It should try logging in only once.


Actual result:
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It tries logging in three times (watch with a packet sniffer or
strace).

write(0, "AUTH LOGIN\r\n", 12)          = 12
...
read(0, "-ERR Bad authentication\r\n", 8192) = 25
write(0, "AUTH LOGIN\r\n", 12)          = 12
...
read(0, "-ERR Bad authentication\r\n", 8192) = 25
write(0, "AUTH LOGIN\r\n", 12)          = 12
...
read(0, "-ERR Bad authentication\r\n", 8192) = 25
write(0, "QUIT\r\n", 6)                 = 6
read(0, "+OK Sayonara\r\n", 8192)       = 14
write(1, "\nWarning: imap_open(): Couldn\'t "..., 104) = 104



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