1 Apr 2003 01:02
Re: only ??? in IMAP folder
Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin <at> dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
2003-03-31 23:02:01 GMT
2003-03-31 23:02:01 GMT
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:23:13 +0200 (W. Europe Daylight Time) McTuron <McTuron <at> mailandnews.com> wrote: M> Hi, I have an IMAP account with a strange behavior. M> When I open the inbox all message-headers are downloaded (find and excerpt M> of he log below) but the message-headers are not displayd. Instead I see M> "???" in the status, subject and date field. All other fields are blank. This means that M failed to get them from server for some reason... M> I have a couple of other IMAP accounts and they work fine. So I belive it M> has something to do with this provider. What do I need to change in my M> folder settings to make this IMAP-folder work? I don't know(Continue reading)You're not the first one having troubles with web.de and as I don't have an account on it (someone promised to create me one but either he never did or I completely forgot everything about it -- I think the former), it's difficult to test. This server is rather unique: you should realize that this is *not* an IMAP server in spite of what it says because SEARCH is a _mandatory_ part of the IMAP protocol and a server simply can't not support it. M> ---begin of log M> 16:49:41: Status: Opening mailbox "Web.de/INBOX"... M> 16:49:41: Mail log: Trying IP address [217.72.192.135] M> 16:49:42: Mail log: * OK WEB.DE IMAP4-Server M> 16:49:42: Mail log (Web.de/INBOX): WEB.DE IMAP4-Server M> 16:49:42: Mail log: 00000000 CAPABILITY M> 16:49:43: Mail log: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ UIDPLUS X-NETSCAPE Moreover, although an IMAP server may not support neither SORT nor THREAD,
You're not the first one having troubles with web.de and
as I don't have an account on it (someone promised to create me one but
either he never did or I completely forgot everything about it -- I think
the former), it's difficult to test. This server is rather unique: you
should realize that this is *not* an IMAP server in spite of what it says
because SEARCH is a _mandatory_ part of the IMAP protocol and a server
simply can't not support it.
M> ---begin of log
M> 16:49:41: Status: Opening mailbox "Web.de/INBOX"...
M> 16:49:41: Mail log: Trying IP address [217.72.192.135]
M> 16:49:42: Mail log: * OK WEB.DE IMAP4-Server
M> 16:49:42: Mail log (Web.de/INBOX): WEB.DE IMAP4-Server
M> 16:49:42: Mail log: 00000000 CAPABILITY
M> 16:49:43: Mail log: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ UIDPLUS X-NETSCAPE
Moreover, although an IMAP server may not support neither SORT nor THREAD,
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