[MlMt] Looking for error cause/name (Bill Cole)
Tracy Valleau
tracy at dlsi.biz
Sat Oct 30 23:47:52 EDT 2021
Perfect, Bill. Thank you!
Tracy
On 30 Oct 2021, at 19:06, mailmate-request at lists.freron.com wrote:
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:17:10 -0700
> From: Tracy Valleau <tracy at dlsi.biz>
> To: mailmate list <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> Subject: [MlMt] Looking for error cause/name
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> Hello.
>
> My host is trying to chase down a synchronization error.
>
> Recent, I got a spate of error boxes upon launch of MM, pointing to something (IN ALL CAPS) that apparently changed on the host and caused MM to re-sync or re-load all the messages. The ALL CAPS was (I believe) some kind UID.
>
> The message would let me resync once; resync always or (one other thing I can't recall either.)
>
> Problem is, I didn't screenshot the error message, and I cannot remember the actual "UID" mentioned.
>
> If anyone can tell me what I'm thinking of, I'll pass it along to my host as a possible solution.
>
> Anyone know what I'm talking about and what that particular "UID" was actually named?
>
> Thanks!
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:35:52 +1100
> From: Gavan Schneider <list.gavan at galeel.com>
> To: MailMate Users <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> Subject: Re: [MlMt] Looking for error cause/name
> Message-ID: <F1B63B17-B3D7-4A85-B62C-12BBA78E2476 at galeel.com>
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> On 31 Oct 2021, at 5:17, Tracy Valleau wrote:
>
>> Anyone know what I'm talking about and what that particular "UID" was actually named?
>>
> if it looked like — 51A4B049-ADFB-4609-AB5B-1EEFD264682B
> then that is a unique value, a.k.a UUID and likely used in messages, eg.
> Message-ID: <8BDB694D-D190-4A6C-8F90-047F70361742 at dlsi.biz>
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> Good luck
>
> Gavan Schneider
> ——
> Gavan Schneider, Sodwalls, NSW, Australia
> Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:51:00 -0400
> From: Bill Cole <mmlist-20120120 at billmail.scconsult.com>
> To: MailMate Users <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> Subject: Re: [MlMt] Looking for error cause/name
> Message-ID:
> <7B274147-C51C-4ADE-AC25-0C822D226DB5 at billmail.scconsult.com>
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> On 2021-10-30 at 14:17:10 UTC-0400 (Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:17:10 -0700)
> Tracy Valleau <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> is rumored to have said:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> My host is trying to chase down a synchronization error.
>>
>> Recent, I got a spate of error boxes upon launch of MM, pointing to
>> something (IN ALL CAPS) that apparently changed on the host and
>> caused MM to re-sync or re-load all the messages. The ALL CAPS was (I
>> believe) some kind UID.
>>
>> The message would let me resync once; resync always or (one other
>> thing I can't recall either.)
>>
>> Problem is, I didn't screenshot the error message, and I cannot
>> remember the actual "UID" mentioned.
>>
>> If anyone can tell me what I'm thinking of, I'll pass it along to my
>> host as a possible solution.
>>
>> Anyone know what I'm talking about and what that particular "UID" was
>> actually named?
>
> Most likely "UIDVALIDITY"
>
> That is an IMAP parameter that essentially acts as a version number for
> a mailbox. As long as the UIDVALIDITY does not change, a client can
> trust that message unique IDs in that mailbox have not changed, although
> messages with new UIDs may have been added or past messages expunged.
> UIDVALIDITY lifetime is often measured in years.
>
> It makes sense for MM to alert on a UIDVALIDITY change because it
> indicates that a significant event on the IMAP server has occurred, such
> as a restoration from backup or migration to a new system, which will
> require a full re-synch of the mailbox.
>
>
> --
> Bill Cole
> bill at scconsult.com or billcole at apache.org
> (AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses)
> Not Currently Available For Hire
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 02:06:45 +0000
> From: "Randy H. Tjahjono" <MLMT at RHP.TW>
> To: mailmate at lists.freron.com
> Subject: [MlMt] Cleaning up SMTP server list
> Message-ID:
> <0100017cd419622e-c3a89e6a-3a3b-4083-aa85-69ac92f33012-000000 at email.amazonses.com>
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> Is there a way to clean-up the SMTP list from the *using SMTP of ...*
> drop-down?
>
>
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