Doh... I'm sleeping. Better go back to bed. :-) Sorry for that lame reply. No use in IMAP. And no, I don't know IMAP in it's full extend, but if I where just a little bit awake I would know more than I apparently do now. :D
On 24-09-2002 07:55, Steve Sobel wrote: > Uh.. > > do you know what IMAP is? > > manXxon wrote: > >> Not that I'm quite sure what the real problem is, bu are you sure you >> haven't somehow checked the leave messages on server in mail & >> newsgroup s account settings? If so, your problem makes perfectly sence. >> >> /manXxon >> >> On 23-09-2002 22:43, Steve Sobel wrote: >> >>> I have a problem with IMAP, and it seems to only be on some servers. >>> >>> The whole point of IMAP is to be able to check the same account from >>> multiple locations. So please, don't bother replying if you're going >>> to tell me that the setup I have is unnecessary, or should be done a >>> different way. It works fine in Outlook, much as I'm not a fan of >>> Outlook. >>> >>> Anyhow, the situation: >>> >>> I have mozilla running at home, and at work, checking the same two >>> email accounts - both running on different email servers. >>> >>> On email accounts A and B, the following behavior occurs (A being the >>> correct behavior): >>> >>> account A) I get home from work, having read all of the messages that >>> came to me that day, and I look at my mozilla mail at home - and all >>> the messages are marked read. I have 0 new messages (unless I got >>> one while I was driving home, anyhow). >>> >>> account B) Messages I have read and even deleted still appear in my >>> inbox and marked as new. If I close mozilla and reopen it - the >>> number of new messages is still reported incorrectly - however, after >>> having closed/reopened it - if I click on that inbox, it refreshes >>> with the proper number of unread/new messages (usually zero). >>> >>> Now, I understand that because of the fact that it works on one email >>> server and doesn't on another - it may be that server B does not >>> follow some RFC perfectly or something. However, outlook handles >>> this discrepancy fine. >>> >>> That server (server B) - for your testing pleasure - is Merak Mail >>> Server, by Icewarp Software - www.icewarp.com ... >>> >>> Anyone know if this is the kind of thing that may get looked into? >>> Or will Mozilla folks go "tell them to follow the damn RFC, screw off"? >>> >>> Steve >>> >> >
