26244 - [Regression]POP fails to receive message

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect, P1)

Description

[fenella]

Linux 2000-02-02-09 M14)
Steps:
1. Launch Messenger using the -mail option
2. Send myself a message
3. Click on Get Msg, after enter the password

Actual result: Connected Host contacted, sending login information, message does
not receive, exit/relaunch, not receive either

Expected result: Should receive message

This occurs in POP only, Will test Mac and win32

Comment 1

[Phil Peterson]

Reassign to jefft for m14/beta1

Comment 2

[fenella]

Linux 2000-02-02-14 M14)
Problem is still there. Click on Get message, Messenger gets hung up.

Comment 3

[esther]

Update:  On my linux system I can get POP messages using the 2000-02-02-09m14 
commercial build.  I will check with Fenella to see if we're doing the same 
thing.

Comment 4

[Richard Zach]

I had a similar problem on 2000.02.02.09.  It cleared up when I ran as root,
which suggests it might have something to do with temp files being created
somewhere where the user doesn't have write privs.  May also be related to bug
21596.

Comment 5

[David :Bienvenu]

OK, I'll look through the pop code and see if someone's creating a temp file 
where they shouldn't. 

Comment 6

[David :Bienvenu]

I don't see anything obviously wrong in the pop code. Is it possible that your 
user profile directory is read-only?

Comment 7

[Richard Zach]

My user profile directory is not read-only.  But here's something I just
noticed: some (long) time after I click on "Get Msg" and nothing happens, I get
an alert window saying "Error getting mail password".  I don't get a mail
password dialog, though.

Comment 8

[fenella]

I re-tested yesterday's afternoon build (Linux 2000-02-02-14 M14).  I think the
problem had to do with the password dialog.  When I un-checked the "Save this
value" in the Password dialog, it receives messages.  But I also get
an alert window saying "Error getting mail password". Very strange!!
This is a known bug and Seth is working on it.

I have also used today's build (Linux 2000-02-03-08 M14) to retest using the
same scenario.  POP does receive message. It is the Password dialog issue.
Mark this bug worksforme and close it.

Comment 9

[fenella]

Not remembering password has got it to work.