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From: Jan Hurst <jhurst@bekkers.com.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: **** BSD/OS 2.0.1 and Netscape 2.0.1 possible mail loss ****
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 09:49:57 +0800
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Walter B Kulecz PhD wrote:
> 
> While evaluating the winNT 4.0beta2 I ran the windows 95 version of Netscape
> 2.0.1. It appeared to do http just fine.
> 
> I decided to try the pop mail feature of Netscape.  I configured for "leave
> mail on server" and pointed it at my Linux box, got error message saying
> "This pop server doesn't support XXXX (don't remember) needed for leave mail
> option".
> 
> Having used BSD/OS 2.0.1 and the distributed pop server with Eudora, I assumed
> it supported this command since Eudora left the mail OK.  I got the same error
> message after pointing Netscape at my BSD/OS popper, unfortunately it seems to
> have deleted *all* the mail in the inbox while downloading *nothing*
> 
> This is a potential data destroying bug if repeatable or in other pop servers
> under BSD/OS.

Hi,

I think this was due to netscrape supporting some weird
protocol/standard (proposed by Mickeysoft?) to leave mail on the
server.  I think the standard/protocol was dropped and netscape has
since also dropped it (?)

Jan