Re: [Evolution] IMAP login problems

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

fwiw, if they just remove "LITERAL+" from the capabilities line, it
might just work.  although in the same place imap allows you to send a
normal literal anyway, so if they dotn support either some other
operations could fail.

On Tue, 2002-08-20 at 23:38, Not Zed wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 12:11, Richard Zach wrote:
> > > get them to fix their proxy, its not the first uni to fuck up like this.
> > >  
> > Well, I'll try.  But it would be easier if I understood what's going on 
> > and what would have to be fixed (roughly).  A workaround would be nice, 
> > too, since they'll probably just tell me "Sorry, we only support 
> > Netscape and Outlook."
>
> it was reported in the other mail.  your proxy is saying it supports
> LITERAL+, but it doesn't.
>
> > > are you using 1.1?  i thought htat had patches to get aroudn broken
> > > proxies  like this, but maybe it doesnt handle this case.  
> > Yes, using 1.1 snapshots.
> >
> > > theres
> > > absolutely no reason "" should be sent as  a literal anyway.
> > Can you briefly explain to me what's going on?   Doesn't the LIST 
> > command require the reference name (ie, "") AND the mailbox name (eg, *) 
> > as arguments?  That's what RFC 2060 seems to me to be saying. Why is Evo 
> > only sending only the ""?  And is there a reason to use LITERAL+ in this 
> > case? I mean, why not just send LIST "" * ?
>
> if you see the log it is sending two arguments.  the proxy doesn't
> udnerstand literal+ so the login line is being taken as the 1 line with
> no extra argument and failing there.
>
> the first arugm3ent is:
>  '{0+}
> '
>
> which is in literal+ format, saying 'take the next 0 bytes as the
> argument'.
>
> the second is
>  '""'
>
> which shows up a little later in the log.
>
> they will have problems with certain passwords (e.g. a password that
> contains control characters) if they dont fix their literal handling
> (the other uni just made everyone not use those kinds of passwords).
>
> > > On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 05:52, Richard Zach wrtote:
> > >  
> > >
> > > > Hey,
> > > >
> > > > My school has changed the IMAP config, and now I can't login to get my 
> > > > mail. The log's below. Looks like Evo is inserting a CRLF in the LIST 
> > > > command where it shouldn't.
> > > >
> > > > -RZ
> > > >
> > > > received: * OK IMAP4 Ready iproxy1.acs.ucalgary.ca
> > > > sending : A00000 CAPABILITY
> > > > received: * CAPABILITY IMAP4 IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+
> > > > received: A00000 OK CAPABILITY
> > > > sending : A00001 LOGIN xxx xxx
> > > > received: A00001 OK You are so in
> > > > sending : A00002 LIST {0+}
> > > > ""
> > > > received: A00002 BAD Missing required argument to LIST
> > > >
> > > > camel-imap-provider-WARNING **: Unexpected response from IMAP server: 
> > > > A00002 BAD Missing required argument to LIST
> > > > sending : A00003 LOGOUT
> > > > received: "" BAD Missing command
> > > >
> > > > camel-imap-provider-WARNING **: Unexpected response from IMAP server: "" 
> > > > BAD Missing command
> > > >
> > > >
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