Evolution uses the md5sum of the headers to generate a UID for each
message for use locally. This is how we avoid downloading duplicates of
messages.

For non-sucky POP servers that support UIDs, we use those instead... but
your server doesn't support that extension.

Jeff

On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 07:37, Marc Janssens wrote:
> Dear,
> 
> Since Evolution 1.2 it seems that retrieving mail (Send/Receive button) 
> fetches all headers on the mail server every time instead of only the
> newer mails (as was the case with Evolution 1.0.8). 
> 
> I've captured the data between Evolution and the mail server.
> 
> Any idea's why with every retrieval all the data is fetched again
> and again, resulting in Meg's of data since my mail is kept on the
> server. It almost has the same effect as a HOAX virus (data transfer
> wise)  :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> Marc
> 
> ------------- data log between server and Evolution -------
> 
> Evolution Mail ready and running.
> 
> <snip , Some Bonobo warnings>
> 
> Bonobo-WARNING **: Serious exception on node_set 
>    '$invalid path to XML  user interface element' of '0' to
>    '/commands/MailPreviousUnread#sensitive'
> set_prop path: /commands/custom_view
> set_prop path: /commands/custom_view
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(19): '+OK pop XXXXXXXXXXXX'
> POP3_STREAM_WRITE(6):
> CAPA^M
> 
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(20): '-ERR not implemented'
> POP3_STREAM_WRITE(14):
> USER XXXXXXXXXXXX^M
> 
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(8): '+OK 1158'
> Got + response
> POP3_STREAM_WRITE(13):
> PASS XXXXXXXXXXXX^M
>                                                                                      
>                                           
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(14): '+OK .. welcome'
> Got + response
> POP3_STREAM_WRITE(6):
> LIST^M
> 
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(4): '+OK '
> Got + response
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '1 1798'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(7): '2 48816'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '3 9744'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '4 1564'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '5 2550'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '6 3043'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(7): '7 37933'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '8 2455'
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(6): '9 3242'
> 
> <snip>
> 
> POP3_STREAM_WRITE(10):
> TOP 87 0^M
> 
> POP3_STREAM_LINE(16): '+OK 2016 octets '
> Got + response
> POP3_STREAM_READ(1259):
> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Received: (qmail 8648 invoked from network); 12 Jul 2002 14:40:34 -0000
> Received: from unknown ([195.130.132.41]) (envelope-sender <>)
>           by eros.telenet-ops.be (qmail-ldap-1.03) with QMQP
>           for <>; 12 Jul 2002 14:40:34 -0000
> Delivered-To: CLUSTERHOST smtp3.pandora.be [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Received: (qmail 18828 invoked from network); 12 Jul 2002 14:40:34 -0000
> Received: from unknown (HELO trna.ximian.com) ([141.154.95.22])
> (envelope-sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>           by iris.telenet-ops.be (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP
>           for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 12 Jul 2002 14:40:34 -0000
> Received: from trna.ximian.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
>         by trna.ximian.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g6CDoO327479
>         for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:50:24 -0400
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:50:24 -0400
> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: evolution -- confirmation of subscription -- request 182455
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> X-Mailman-Version: 1.1
> Precedence: bulk
> List-Id: Evolution users mailing list. <evolution.ximian.com>
>                                                                                      
>                                          <etc....>
> 
> 
> 
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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
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