Hello!

I have two problems with method :GetMessageSize() for pop3Client() object:

(1.)
How come that method :GetMessageSize() returns empty array, although the log
shows correct reply from pop3 server?
eg.:
   aSize := oPop3:GetMessageSize()     returns empty array --> {}
log shows:
---
   Info: Sending: LIST
   Info: Server response: +OK 4 messages
   1 1932
   2 1932
   3 1932
   4 3288
   Bytes read: 3
---

(2.)
I could live with the first, but the second is a bit more annoying:
The program never returns from GetMessageSize() method...!
Ther app hangs while executing it!
the log shows:
---
   Info: Sending: STAT
   Info: Server response: +OK 1 6202
   Info: Sending: LIST
   Info: Server response: +OK POP3 clients that break here, they violate
STD53.
   1 6202
   .
---
and that's it; program stops reponding! **By the way what is "STD53" ?

Also: Why does it take "forever" to get mimeMessage() object (with pop3
server from example-1) when executing:
  oMime := oPop3:GetMessage( nMsg )
and the log shows:
---
   Error: No response from server...
   Error: No response from server...
   Error: No response from server...
   ...
---
but I do get the message... after 5 minutes  . How come?
This e-mail box works well when accessing from any other e-mail program:
Outlook Ex., Netscape Comm. or any other command-line tool I've teseted!

Are there any settings that need to be made, beside connecting to pop3
server? I assume, I'm doing something wrong, but cannot figure out what.
Any ideas?

--Roland

The pop3 servers for first (1) and second (2) example are different!

I tried removing Norton Antivirus, but no luck...

--Roland


**Well I looked it up:
STD53 is actually one of the many Internet Standards (STD) 
and it is a pop3 protocol standard... )

Hello, again!

It's very quiet here... Seems that nobody experienced similar problems [or
nobody reads this NG anymore  ]

Since nobody seems to have this kind of problems, I would appreciate if
somebody would, please, try the attached example and report back, if it
works with no problems (also does LIST command work?, that is does
:GetMessageSize() method work as expected?)...

**Just place files in separate folder and type "GO" in ms-dos prompt.

Thanks in advance!

--Roland

Roland,

I do not know what is going on on your side, but I have not
been able to reproduce any of your observations when running
your attached sample.
:GetMessageSize() returns an array filled with values that seems to mak
sense.
The application works fine from the beginning to the end, no hang up.

How can I help you any further ?

With best regards

Gogo Koenig
Technical Support
Alaska Software

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"Roland" <roland@softic.si> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:3dae8e4b@asgcom.alaska-software.com...
> Hello, again!
>
> It's very quiet here... Seems that nobody experienced similar problems [or
> nobody reads this NG anymore  ]
>
> Since nobody seems to have this kind of problems, I would appreciate if
> somebody would, please, try the attached example and report back, if it
> works with no problems (also does LIST command work?, that is does
> :GetMessageSize() method work as expected?)...
>
> **Just place files in separate folder and type "GO" in ms-dos prompt.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> --Roland
>
>
>
>
>

Frans,

Thank you very much for the quick response and testing my test app!
Please see the reply to Gogo (**above), because it includes reply to you,
too!

--Roland

Roland,

No problems here either,

I don't know if you have tried the following yet:
(you must know the commands by head, by now)

Open telnet (Via execute in the startmenu)
Connect to your mailserver port 110 using "ansi"
it will respond with:
+OK mymailserver ready  or something like that

Now type blind:
USER your emailadress
it will return with:
+OK blabla

same trick:
PASS your pass

etc...

Enter all commands you see passing in your debug screen
after sending

maybe this gives a clue...

HTH,
Frans Vermeulen


PS. Ending is done with the command QUIT

Gogo, Frans!

Firstly, thanks for the quick response!

> I do not know what is going on on your side, but I have not
> been able to reproduce any of your observations when running
> your attached sample.
> :GetMessageSize() returns an array filled with values that seems to mak
> sense.
> The application works fine from the beginning to the end, no hang up.

Hmmm.... now I'm even more confused!

>
> How can I help you any further ?

Bits me... 
At least now I know that problem is here. Does OS have something to do with
this (I stil have Win95)? I was suspicious about Norton Antivirus, which can
be quite "agressive" but I removed it and it didn't help.

Frans suggested testing it with Telnet; and I did that.
In Telnet everything works fine. Every command I sent there was executed
properly on both pop3 servers... The error on their side would be
impossible, as one of them is the biggest inet provider in the country, but
at least now I'm 100% sure.

(On Telnet LIST command works fine on the pop3 server which causes app halt
in xbase++; and RETR also works fine there on the other server which causes
halt in xbase++ app --> so I guess the error is in the code; or my computer)

Now I really don't know what to do, anymore. I'll try the example on some
other computer with different OS...

--Roland

I tried it on Win98SE --> same results 
What to do next?...

--Roland

ps.I mixed the replies, before, sorry...

Tried it on third different pop3 server - same things happened (system
halts).

If it helps:
It seems that if :GetMessageSize() doesn't work (hangs up app) on specific
mail box then the messages can easily be read by :GetMessage(<n>) method;
On the other hand if :GetMessageSize() works (well... it returns emtpy
array, but at least it doesn't hang up the app), that is returns from
Pop3Client() class / method code then the :GetMessage(<n>) call causes an
app halt. (as described before).

This is just a wild guess, but the mail boxes tested behave in this maner...

--Roland