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pop3 seems broken?

From: Ben Greear <greearb_at_candelatech.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:56:11 -0700

I tried using pop3 to download an email. From the network trace below,
it seems maybe it should do a LIST instead of RETR, and then RETR one
or more of the IDs that the LIST returns?

   0.049609 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 POP S: +OK Dovecot ready.
   0.049628 192.168.100.174 -> 208.74.158.172 TCP 40702 > 110 [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=21 Win=6144 Len=0 TSV=248260038 TSER=2090555451
   0.069190 192.168.100.174 -> 208.74.158.172 POP C: USER greear
   0.085591 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 TCP 110 > 40702 [ACK] Seq=21 Ack=14 Win=5824 Len=0 TSV=2090555486 TSER=248260058
   0.085965 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 POP S: +OK
   0.087362 192.168.100.174 -> 208.74.158.172 POP C: PASS ---------
   0.116529 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 POP S: +OK Logged in.
   0.130206 192.168.100.174 -> 208.74.158.172 POP C: RETR INBOX
   0.146990 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 POP S: -ERR Invalid message number: INBOX
   0.164580 192.168.100.174 -> 208.74.158.172 POP C: QUIT
   0.178726 208.74.158.172 -> 192.168.100.174 POP S: +OK Logging out.

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb_at_candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
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