Re: [courier-users] Re: Thunderbird - courier-IMAP interaction problems

Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> Peter Ford writes:
>
>> The problem is that half the company is on another site and connects
>> through their ADSL router which masquerades the IP address.
>> MAXDAEMONS=4000 is a bit over the top, I admit, but MAXPERIP needs to
>> be big enough to potentially let the whole company come in on one IP -
>> we might have a company meeting there...
>>
>> Troels' post, and the link within to Mozilla's bugzilla, suggests
>> there is a known problem with IMAP servers timing the connection out
>> in under 29 minutes, which T-bird doesn't like. If there's an easy
>> config to
>
>
> The problem is that "ADSL router". It's broken.
>
>> change the timeout in Courier-IMAP then I might use that, otherwise
>> I'll recommend waiting for a new release.
>
>
> Courier does not timeout sessions in less then 30 minutes. Courier
> users the standard 30 minute timeout.
>
> Your problem is a common one involving broken "routers" that break
> connections if they don't see any activity on the connection for a
> couple of minutes. It is normal for IMAP sessions to go 15-20 minutes
> without any activity. A broken router then convinces itself that the
> connection no longer exists, and breaks it.
>
>
That's an intersting thought - that fits with my observations from home
(using an ADSL router...)

Hmmm....
I'll look into that a bit more.
Cheers Sam

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Justcroft International Ltd., Staplehurst, Kent


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