> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:47:08 +0530 > From: Anil Shewale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear All > We are using qpopper and Sendmail as POP3 and SMTP service. We are > in process of changing server. We have copied all mail boxes on new > server, but when users do pop for new messages entire mail box (New and > Old Mails) gets downloaded on users pc. Since volume of users and Mail
I am NOT an expert on Qpopper, but, as I recall, the downloading of email is a function of the user MUA (Eudora, Netscape, Outlook, et al... If the version of popper is the same on the new host as the old host, the X-UIDL should indicate to the NEW popper that the mail has already been downloaded. I think... However, that having been said, when I change a user's email address from one host to another (with different versions of qpopper), I take care to move any remaining mail in the spool to the new host. Some of our users leave mail on the server (rather than deleting when downloaded). This does, in fact, cause the user in question to get duplicate messages. There are two fixes: 1) Have the user change their options so that mail is NOT left on the server before changing hosts. After the change, the user can re-set the option to leave mail on the server but delete from the server when the trash is emptied. 2) After the change of hosts, but before mail is checked on the new host, the user can rename their 'inbox' (inbox.mbx (Eudora), INBOX (Netscape), et al), restart their MUA, re-set any options they may have had and then download the mail. The newly downloaded mail will go to the trash inbox. The user can just delete this inbox (or selectively merge messages into the 'old' Inbox) before deleting the 'new' inbox and renaming the old to the new... (I usually walk the user through the second version just to make sure it goes OK...) Just my own $0.02... Regards, Gregory Hicks > Box is very high this will create problem for us. We keep messages on > server for webmail access, so users mail client (Netscape / Outlook > etc.) is configured to Leave messages on server. > > Now how do i stop mails getting downloaded again whenever we change the server? > > This is very critical for us as because of server installation has stopped. > > > Thank You > > Anil Shewale > Times of India > Technical Support Cell > Times of India Building > Dr. D. N. Road, Fort, > Mumbai 400001 > India > Tel. No. : Board - 2353535 Ext. 4109 > Direct - 2354109 > Fax. No. : Network - 2731101/02 Ext. 4109 > Direct - 2731023 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." - Robert Woodruff "The trouble with doing anything right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was." When a team of dedicated individuals makes a commitment to act as one... the sky's the limit.
