POP handling commands given in wrong state
Mykyta Yevstifeyev <[email protected]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:59:24 +0300
| Newsgroups | gmane.ietf.pop3ext |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hello, Post Office Protocol (POP) currently has no means of explicit indicating that the command is given in the wrong state. > A server MUST respond to a command issued when the > session is in an incorrect state by responding with a negative status > indicator. doesn't give enough information to the client. The -ERR response indicating wrong state may override -ERR response given with its natural meaning. I propose to define the new POP extension response code (RFC 2449), WRONG-STATE, to indicate this. Eg.: > C: <connects to the server> > S: +OK server ready > C: STAT > S: -ERR [WRONG-STATE] Not in TRANSACTION state yet Any thoughts? Mykyta Yevstifeyev