jazbo wrote:

> hello, I have a serious problem with IMAP and NS4.7 on Linux and I am 
> hoping someone will tell me this bug does not occur with mozilla or 
> NS6.2. If you have seen it please say so.
> 
> Using netscape 4.7x with IMAP-UW and now IMAPS-2000 over the past couple 
> of years, I have noticed that when a user tries to delete an email from 
> their Sent folder and the email had attachment(s), which were deleted 
> beforw they attempted to delete the email, Netscape goes absolutely 
> beserk. It cannot be closed or quit and the disk I/O churns so hard the 
> system rapidly becomes unusable. Switching to a virtual console quickly 
> and executing killall -9 netscape-communicator will stop it.
> 
> Since the IMAP server was on the same system as the client both times I 
> have witnessed this I can't say for sure exactly what is causing the 
> diak thrashing. But killing netscape is absolutely necessary as it's 
> hung up.
> 
> I both cases I have not created any extra folders on the IMAP server 
> beyond the default incoming mail file. (/var/spool/mail/username).  Also 
> all the user has to do experience the disk attack again is try to open 
> their Sent or Trash folders.
> 
> First, can someone tell me that this crap doesn't happen under NS6.2 or 
> Mozilla? Basically, can I upgrade the system to make this go away?
> 
> Secondly, since the problem awaits the users if they open Sent or Trash 
> , what is the safe way to repair the ns_imap folders ? Delete the 
> affected Summaries or remove the ns_imap directory entirely and let 
> Netscape recreate it?
> 
> 


couldn't tell you an answer to your question, but how about setting up a 
dummy account and testing it with ns6.2 and mozilla.


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