>>> Hello, >>> >>> It's been 4 days that My customers have this problem : >>> >>> They used to take their mail by pop on my server, and sometimes go to >>> squirrelmail to check it (if they are away for the office for example). >>> >>> Since 4 days, if they go and check their message on squirrelmail, these >>> messages are no longer available by pop access. >>> >>> I'm using Mac OS X Server 10.2.8 with AppleMailServer as POP/IMAP >>> server, SquirrelMail 1.4.3a >>> >>> Any help ? >> >> >> POP usually moves the messages from the server to the user's computer. >> Some POP clients allow mails to stay on the server even though they have >> been fetched to the local computer, thus letting them be read through >> the IMAP server later (SquirrelMail is an IMAP client). Your user >> probably changed the POP client settings four days ago, so now all mails >> are stored at his/her computer. Unfortunately I can't give advice about >> how to get them back on the IMAP server. If you're lucky the client used >> has the possibility to put messages at an IMAP server. >> >> To avoid these problems you might want to consider removing POP access. >> The users can get the same features through an IMAP client. Or you could >> train your users. > > > It is not the case. > It's true for every account even mine. > As soon as I log on Squirrelmail, my mail are no longer available by > POP... > My mails are removed from /etc/mail!
Sorry, I misread the first mail. I haven't used AppleMailServer myself, but I know that some IMAP servers, including the one I happen to use, have the possibility to move mail from the spool to an inbox of their own. Maybe that is what happened to you. This is how my IMAP server works: the MTA delivers mail to "/var/spool/mail/[user]", where the IMAP server can access them. But if the file "/home/[user]/mailbox" is created, the IMAP server moves all incoming mail from "/var/spool/mail/[user]" to "/home/[user]/mailbox" when I log in using an IMAP client. Both those paths are presented to the end user as "INBOX". If your POP server only have access to "/var/spool/mail/[user]" (in your case "/etc/mail/[user]"), the inbox appears empty when using a POP client, but if you use SquirrelMail (or another IMAP client) there are messages in the inbox! Maybe this is what happed to you. Sincerely, Fredrik. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by Microsoft Mobile & Embedded DevCon 2005 Attend MEDC 2005 May 9-12 in Vegas. Learn more about the latest Windows Embedded(r) & Windows Mobile(tm) platforms, applications & content. Register by 3/29 & save $300 http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idh83&alloc_id149&op=click -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/wiki.php?MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: [email protected] List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id)95 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
