[imp] A problem with the way that IMP updates session files when usingthe back button of the browser.

[Christopher Crowley]

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I have noticed that IMP 3.1 allows session files to get out of sync
with the browser if the user uses the back button.

By looking at the date on the session file, I can observe that a
session file is no longer updated, even though the user is still
logged in and actively accessing the imap server.  Because the
timestamp on the file is not updated, the session will expire at
random (from the user's perspective) . But it is actually normal
Garbage Collection after the session timeout has elapsed.

Comments or thoughts on this?  The user who complained about the
problem was using Netscape 4.79. But I suppose it could be reproduced
in other browsers. Let me know if you would like me to try to
reproduce this behavior in other browsers.

Christopher Crowley
TIS Network Services
Tulane University
ccrowley@tulane.edu
504.314.2535
PGP Key ID: 0x7CF18FDB

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