Re: [Evolution] evolution hangs frequently when on adsl link

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

why do you always have to be so confrontational?

it's just a string.

Jeff

On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 18:24 +0100, Tony Earnshaw wrote:

> tor, 19.02.2004 kl. 15.54 skrev Jeffrey Stedfast:
>
> > it doesn't ping the server, it sends a IMAP NOOP command which is
> > supposed to prevent the server from closing the connection (lets the
> > server know we are still there). It also tells us of updates.
>
> Then why (1.4.5 and everything earlier) is the thing lying? Why does it
> report anything at all? ping is ping (icmp echo request as a rule), noop
> is noop.
>
> To quote Jeffrey Stedfast: "pretty standard for network apps...". No,
> noop is pretty standard (the client don't usually report it at all), but
> icmp echo request is not. That's just sinister.
>
> Probable reply from Jeffery Stedfast:
>
> "It might get fixed in some future version, if someone can be bothered.
> Do not trouble me with trivialities. *shrug*"
>
> > *shrug*
>
> Exactly ;)
>
> > Jeff
>
> --Tonni
>
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