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Date:      Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:51:01 +0200
From:      BSD <bsd@todoo.biz>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Qpopper & SSL TLS problem
Message-ID:  <d1dfbe259ee5a6375b14ba83f0dc1544@todoo.biz>
In-Reply-To: <44acnkz8i8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
References:  <7e927a9943b76d38f0f747b0afc71cfe@todoo.biz> <44acnkz8i8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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Le 27 avr. 05, =E0 14:53, Lowell Gilbert a =E9crit :

>>
>> Any idea ??
>>
>> Do you know any other POP server that supports SSL / TLS ?
>
> If it's hanging during the *transmission* of mail, then that would be
> a problem with your MTA (sendmail?), not qpopper, right?
>
> What are the actual symptoms of this hang?
>

Messages start to be delivered and then things are hanging and=20
disconnected on the client.

Server reports :

Apr 27 11:44:23 newmail qpopper[20829]: (v4.0.5) TLSv1/SSLv3 handshake=20=

with client at IP_ADDR (IP_ADDR); new session-id; cipher: RC4-SHA=20
(RC4-SHA SSLv3 Kx=3DRSA Au=3DRSA Enc=3DRC4(128) Mac=3DSHA1), 128 bits
Apr 27 11:44:23 newmail qpopper[20829]: (null) at IP_ADDR (IP_ADDR):=20
-ERR POP EOF or I/O Error
Apr 27 11:44:23 newmail qpopper[20829]: (v4.0.5) Timing for @IP_ADDR=20
(error) auth=3D0 init=3D0 clean=3D0

On the Qpopper website they are stating on the FAQ:

>  I see errors such as  POP EOF,  SIGHUP or SIGPIPE flagged, or  POP=20
> hangup.
>  Generally, this is because a client has disconnected without sending=20=

> QUIT.=A0 This can be the result of telephone modem problems, which are=20=

> more likely to occur when downloading large messages.=A0 It could also=20=

> be caused by too-small timeout values in some clients.
>
>  If you are using Qpopper 4.0 or later and your network is very=20
> congested, the aggregating of small packets into one large one can=20
> acerbate the situation.=A0 In this case you can use the =20
> --enable-chunky-writes=3D1  flag with ./configure, or use  set=20
> chunky-writes =3D tls  in a configuration file.=A0

My network is not congested. I don't use a phoneline, I have enabled=20
the option "set chunky-writes =3D tls" as I am using TLS=85=A0


>  What does the error message  POP EOF or I/O error  mean?
>  EOF or I/O error  almost always means  EOF.=A0 That is, the network=20=

> connection with the client dropped unexpectedly.
>
>  At the point where this message is issued, Qpopper no longer knows if=20=

> it was an EOF or an actual I/O error, and so it reports the error=20
> number just in case it really is an I/O error (which it almost never=20=

> is).=A0 When it is just an EOF, the associated error is meaningless.=A0

Where do you think this is coming from ?

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