I have also had it with Netscape mail as well.
It happens to me when.
I send an email and then click on my sent items folder. It will then update
with the new emails (Like the one I just sent).
Now if I go and click back on my inbox before the sent items has finished
updating.... BINGO! I can force it everytime.
However in answer to you question. Yes it happens to me a lot. Another
developer and my boss and one secretary. For them and the other times that
I don't 'force' it, I have no idea why it happens.
I have just weighed up costs and benefits and are sticking with IMAP.
However none of our installed clients >50 users have reported a problem?
Richard.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Doerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Richard Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:42 PM
Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Imap - UID problem
> > What client are you using?
>
> Outlook 2000 / Outlook Express latest versions.
>
> >
> > We have experienced this problem for almost a year now.
>
> Does that mean it happens regularly for you (and maybe others?) ?
>
> >
> > Our solution is to mv all the messages to a new folder (Command line mv)
> > and
> > then re-sync your mail client. Then on the command line move the
messages
> > back and re-sync the client again. This causes it to rebuild it;'s
> > index.
>
> It looks to me that I can force it to rebuild it's index also by deleting
> the .uidvalidity file but then with one of the next incoming mails, the
> problem is there again.
>
> At this stage, I am very frustrated because I just started to use
> imap/procmail as a very nice combination plus using webmail when on the
road
> and an Outlook client at the office (That's just the typical combination
for
> most of our clients).
>
> As part of my testing, I even tried to setup a new user account
('michaeld'
> rather than the old account 'michael') and auto forwarded all of michael's
> incoming mails to michaeld ... but even that ended with the same
> problems/errors....
>
> Anyway, thanks to all of you who tried to help with your experiences and
> tips.
> At the moment I switched back to pop3 to manage my mails and I will try to
> discuss that now with E-smith's support.
>
> Regards,
> Michael Doerner
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Doerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 6:56 AM
> > Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] Imap - UID problem
> >
> >
> > > Update:
> > >
> > > I can fix the problem temporarily by deleting that .uidvalidity file
but
> > > very soon after that I keep getting the same problem again, in all
> > different
> > > imap folders. :-(
> > > That means my last night's thoughts what caused it were wrong.
> > >
> > > Anybody else who might have some ideas for that?
> > >
> > > I just don't want to give up on imap now. It looks like the ideal
> > > integration with webmail ...
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Michael Doerner
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > ...snip...
> > > >
> > > > Some interesting facts (for Outlook users?) that I found through
that:
> > > >
> > > > It happened only in some subdirectories of my imap folders so I had
to
> > > > delete the .uidvalidity files in those particular folders.
> > > > Apparently I can recreate the problem when I move mails (in Outlook
> > 2000)
> > > > from my personal folder into an imap folder BUT ... it seems to have
a
> > > > problem only then, when the original mail had gone through an
Outlook
> > rule
> > > > before!
> > > > After moving such a "massaged" mail in an imap folder, the
> > > > problem comes up
> > > > again and I have to delete the .uidvalidity file.
> > > > If the mail was not processed by an Outlook rule before, I can
easily
> > move
> > > > it to an imap folder without creating that problem.
> > > ..snip..
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Michael. Try this:
> > > > > "If the IMAP server detects an external change to the mailbox
> > > > > the list of message UIDs becomes invalid. With some clients
simply
> > > > > reopening the IMAP folders will fix the problem, with others,
> > > > > deleting the .uidvalidity file will solve the problem." - Paul
> > Nesbit
> > > > >
> > > > > This file is in your home or mail directory.
> > > > >
> > > > > Quoting Michael Doerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > > >
> > > > ..snip...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The clients where I am testing with are Outlook 2000 and Outlook
> > > > > > Express.
> > > > > > Outlook will quite often (sorry, don't know exactly at which
stage
> > or
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > which mail) come up with the following error message:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Your server has reported a UID which does not comply with the
IMAP
> > > > > > standards. This typically indicates a server bug. Your program
may
> > not
> > > > > > function properly after this.
> > > > > > MsgSeqNum 925, New UID 996491787, Prev UID 996518607, Next UID
0.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And it is not functioning properly after that ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Outlook Express doesn't give that sort of error message. Instead
> > you
> > > > > > can't
> > > > > > open/read the mail. Sometimes it helps to resynchronise (a
> > > > feature that
> > > > > > Outlook doesn't have at all?) and than you can read the mail
> > > > but that's
> > > > > > all
> > > > > > not OK.
> > >
>
>
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