[imapproxy] Re: [imp] ImapProxy session issue

[Eric Rostetter]

Quoting G G Papazoglou <grp at med.uoc.gr>:

> > The reason it doesn't drop the connection on a logout command is because
> > IMP sends a logout command with every request.  So if it did drop the
> > connection, then it would be of no effect what-so-ever.  Makes sense now
> > that Chuck said that.
> 
> I see...thanks. I don't mind about that, but my main concern is if too
> many open connections can result in decreased performance of the mail
> server and/or the IMP server. What do you think?

Not as long as you have a reasonable timeout on them.  If you set your time
out too long, then yes, it could be a problem.

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

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