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Diffstat (limited to 'pop3.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | pop3.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -575,14 +575,15 @@ static int pop3_fetch(int sock, struct query *ctl, int number, int *lenp) #endif /* SDPS_ENABLE */ /* - * Though the POP RFCs don't document this fact, on every POP3 server - * I know of messages are marked "seen" only at the time the OK - * response to a RETR is issued. + * Though the POP RFCs don't document this fact, on almost every + * POP3 server I know of messages are marked "seen" only at the + * time the OK response to a RETR is issued. * * This means we can use TOP to fetch the message without setting its * seen flag. This is good! It means that if the protocol exchange * craps out during the message, it will still be marked `unseen' on - * the server. + * the server. (Exception: in early 1999 SpryNet's POP3 servers were + * reported to mark messages seen on a TOP fetch.) * * However...*don't* do this if we're using keep to suppress deletion! * In that case, marking the seen flag is the only way to prevent the @@ -601,8 +602,7 @@ static int pop3_fetch(int sock, struct query *ctl, int number, int *lenp) * * The line count passed (99999999) is the maximum value CompuServe will * accept; it's much lower than the natural value 2147483646 (the maximum - * twos-complement signed 32-bit integer minus 1) - */ + * twos-complement signed 32-bit integer minus 1) */ if (ctl->keep || ctl->fetchall) gen_send(sock, "RETR %d", number); else |