[pmmail-list] PMMail mystery process pegs CPU

Paul Ratcliffe pmmail-list@blueprintsoftwareworks.com
Tue, 04 Sep 2001 01:50:08 +0100 (BST)


On Mon, 03 Sep 2001 01:00:55 -0700, Marty Rimpau wrote:

>I have experienced problems where the server gets disconnected, and
>when the connection is reestablished, the whole bunch of messages get
>fetched again.  Couldn't there be an option where once a message is
>received, even if the down load is incomplete, that pm mail would 
fetch
>and delete to eliminate this problem?

This is a fundamental problem with the POP3 protocol. It cannot be 
solved by *any* client software. Read the RFC if you don't believe me.

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