Re: [SLUG] Outlook 2003 and imap

[Kevin Saenz <ksaenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Found out what the problem was the workstation wasn't sending any passwords.

> Has anyone had problem with outlook 2003 accessing imap servers.
>
> > it doesn't seem playing friendly with my mail server.
>
>
> I know that dovecot has configuration options to make LookOut! work:
>
> # Workarounds for various client bugs:
> #   oe6-fetch-no-newmail:
> #     Never send EXISTS/RECENT when replying to FETCH command. Outlook 
> Express
> #     seems to think they are FETCH replies and gives user "Message no 
> longer
> #     in server" error. Note that OE6 still breaks even with this 
> workaround
> #     if synchronization is set to "Headers Only".
> #   outlook-idle:
> #     Outlook and Outlook Express never abort IDLE command, so if no mail
> #     arrives in half a hour, Dovecot closes the connection. This is 
> still
> #     fine, except Outlook doesn't connect back so you don't see if 
> new mail
> #     arrives.
>
> You might need to do some googling.
>
> Cheers,
> Mikal