[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > I've running last version of Courier IMAP and Courier Authlib. I've not > FAM, but when I connect to IMAP it says: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/# telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 143 > Trying XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX... > Connected to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. > Escape character is '^]'. > * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UIDPLUS CHILDREN NAMESPACE > THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT THREAD=REFERENCES SORT QUOTA IDLE ACL ACL2=UNION > STARTTLS] Courier-IMAP ready. Copyright 1998-2005 Double Precision, Inc. > See COPYING for distribution information. > . logout > * BYE Courier-IMAP server shutting down > . OK LOGOUT completed > Connection closed by foreign host. > > IDLE extension capability appears as active, but I'm testing it with > Thunderbird and it doesn't seem to work... > > This is the standard IDLE. Try telnetting in again and before the logout doing:
a02 SELECT INBOX a03 IDLE You should get back a response of: + entering idle mode If you had FAM/Gamin installed (and recompiled against them) you would instead see something like: + entering ENHANCED idle mode Thunderbird needs to be told to use IDLE commands (Account Settings, Server Settings, Advanced, "Use IDLE command if server supports it). In the standard idle mode which your using, the imapd server will "poll" your selected Maildir every now and then and update the client if there have been any changes (new mail, deleted mail, changed read status, etc). In the enhanced idle mode, which you need FAM or Gamin installed and compiled against to use. The FAM/Gamin process will hook in to the Linux kernel which will tell it when there is a change to your Maildir and let you know immediately. Enhanced IDLE is both faster (since you get the notifications instantaneously) and more efficient for your server (since the client isn't asking it 5,000 times if there's any changes). The comparison I like to make is your typically family vacation trip. It's very inefficient (and annoying) for the kids to sit in the back seat asking "Are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet?". It's much more efficient for Dad to offer regular status updates, "The sign says we're 60 miles away...The sign says we're 13 miles away..." > Do I need FAM to get it works? Anything else? > > I would recommend Gamin over FAM as it's maintained where SGI has let FAM die a quiet death, it also depends on much less in terms of services. Jay ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
