119178 - Mail freezes if error occurs while trying to connect to server

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(MailNews Core :: Networking: IMAP, defect)

Description

[Dvir]

I recently had a problem with using my IMAP account. When trying to connect
using mozilla (0.9.6 & 0.9.7) mail would just say "Connecting to Server..." and
nothing would happen. It wouldn't even ask me the password. When i tried to
connect using Outlook Express I got the following error message:

Configuration:
  Account: test
  Server: mail
  User name: dvir
  Protocol: IMAP
  Port: 143
  Secure(SSL): 0
  Code: 800ccc0f 

As I understand, error 800ccc0f means that the server rejected the connection.
The problem was solved when my administrator fixed a mistake in the linux
server's hosts file.
Mozilla should have given me an error message as well when it couldn't connect,
but nothing happened. It just seems to try connecting indefinitely.

Comment 1

[Azrael AOD]

mozilla should have given an error yes.. is it possible to duplicate this on a
new build? I assume not.. as you say the problem was fixed. This means that it's
not possible to push this bug any further. I'll resolve it to 'wontfix' for want
of a better solution.