Re: [Evolution] pop problem after password reset

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj novell com>]

the password won't confuse the cache, but if the UIDs on the server
changed (perhaps it was replaced with a newer pop server software that
didn't reuse old UIDs?), then this would be the cause of the problem.

Jeff

On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 12:10 -0700, Muge Karagoz wrote:
> HI, 
> i have multiple servers that i connect to, using my
> ximian evolution v1.4.5.
> yesterday, i was asked to change my password on my
> server and upon doing so, i have been prompted by
> evolution that i should enter a password. naturally, i
> entered the new one and receiving email started.
> however, it started popping from the 1st email on the
> server (i kept originals there)  and i have about 5k
> of them! obviously, i have canceled the process.
> having found no clue googling and such, i have tried a
> few things like, "forget passwords" and retrying to
> connect etc... each time, the emails were popped from
> the very first one. i think evolution got confused
> upon the password change and it does not know what to
> do.
> there is a cache file under evolution/mail/pop3
> but is unfilled. The
> evolution/mail/pop/"myaccount"/cache/XX directories 
> still exist, but not updated since last night.
> Of course, i can wait to receive and then delete all
> 5k emails and be done with it just once, but this is
> an EXTREMELY inconvenient situation.
> I may be hopeless fot this instance, but if anybody
> can help me as to what i should do next time a
> password change on my server is due, i will greatly
> appreciate it!
> thanks.
> Muge 
>
>
>
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