minimum poptimeout value to high in case of client connection loss
Hi, on a setup with lots of roaming users, the following happens frequently: - users are logging in using pop3 - users connection breaks down or users client breaks down (so the tcp session is not terminated) - user tries to login again - mailbox of user is locked for poptimeout minutes 10 minutes is a very long time to wait to be able to access mail again. Is there a specific reason, why this minimum is that high? -- With best regards, Carsten Hoeger pgpfdNfarv0KZ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: minimum poptimeout value to high in case of client connection loss
Carsten Hoeger wrote: Hi, on a setup with lots of roaming users, the following happens frequently: - users are logging in using pop3 - users connection breaks down or users client breaks down (so the tcp session is not terminated) - user tries to login again - mailbox of user is locked for poptimeout minutes 10 minutes is a very long time to wait to be able to access mail again. Is there a specific reason, why this minimum is that high? RFC 1939 Section 3 (last paragraph). As far as the server is concerned, the client is still connected, so the autologout timer is stillin effect. -- Kenneth Murchison Oceana Matrix Ltd. Software Engineer 21 Princeton Place 716-662-8973 x26 Orchard Park, NY 14127 --PGP Public Key--http://www.oceana.com/~ken/ksm.pgp --- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
Re: minimum poptimeout value to high in case of client connection loss
Carsten Hoeger wrote: On Thu, Jun 24, Ken Murchison wrote: on a setup with lots of roaming users, the following happens frequently: - users are logging in using pop3 - users connection breaks down or users client breaks down (so the tcp session is not terminated) - user tries to login again - mailbox of user is locked for poptimeout minutes 10 minutes is a very long time to wait to be able to access mail again. Is there a specific reason, why this minimum is that high? RFC 1939 Section 3 (last paragraph). As far as the server is concerned, the client is still connected, so the autologout timer is stillin effect. Urgs. Okay, I see... Better do not use POP3... Unless we kind find a way to have pop3d detect when the client has disappeared. -- Kenneth Murchison Oceana Matrix Ltd. Software Engineer 21 Princeton Place 716-662-8973 x26 Orchard Park, NY 14127 --PGP Public Key--http://www.oceana.com/~ken/ksm.pgp --- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
