On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:30:46PM +0000, Oliver Egginger wrote: > Sorry for (maybe) asking an FAQ. > (I didn't found something usefull about this...) > > I'am using QPopper 4.03 > Some of my pop-users receive messages like this one: > > > > Message-ID: <md5:4F90BE61A3AE922C0A2095A160B3D796> > > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 17:19:56 +0200 (MET DST) > > From: Mail System Internal Data <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: DON'T DELETE THIS MESSAGE -- FOLDER INTERNAL DATA > > X-IMAP: 1003418133 0000000006 > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > > > This text is part of the internal format of your mail folder, and is not > > a real message. It is created automatically by the mail system software. > > If deleted, important folder data will be lost, and it will be re-created > > with the data reset to initial values. > > > I belief that QPopper stores these kind of messages for internal use.
No, it's created by uw-imapd and/or Pine - the University of Washington's (uw) mail software packages. (Note the "X-IMAP" flag in there.) It's an annoyance. Much of their software is an annoyance IMHO, starting with their history of poor coding practices leading to chronic security problems. (My personal bias, at any rate.) > But why it delivers those messages to some of my pop-users. > And why he stores those messages (seemingly) only for some pop-users. > (It never appears into my privat Mailbox and I'am using POP3 too (kmail/linux)) > I entertain suspicion that it have something to do with there Mail-Clients, > but I'dont know something specific. > > How can I prevent that messages like this one above will be send to my pop-users ? I believe qpopper has an option to suppress it. Alternatively, you can also alter the options on Pine, at least, to avoid storing it in the first place. I don't recall about their imapd. -- Clifton -- Clifton Royston -- LavaNet Systems Architect -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWJD? "JWRTFM!" - Scott Dorsey (kludge) "JWG" - Eddie Aikau
