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POP-Server reaction to user logged in twice

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Markus G. Klötzer

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May 29, 2003, 8:19:47 AM5/29/03
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This applies to both pop.clara.net & pop.freeuk.com

Normally the server rejects a second conection with "-ERR Make lock
failed" which is fine, but in about 30% of cases it doesn't notice the
dual login - nothing dramatic, but it exposes a security problem in
the server software.

Before I get asked why: I run an "All servers" comand which pulls all
pop-servers in sequence. In a addition it pulls pop.freeuk.com
parallel due to large volume of emails on that mailbox. pop.clara.net
gets affected if I run a manual session which then gets caught by the
automatic (every 20 minutes) pull.
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