Re: imapd never times out? Is this a bug?
Lockywolf <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Aug 2026 01:57:24 -0400
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--17856502441.9be5eCCE8.36119 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 01:57:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Don't be so sure about that. There might be OCSP checks hanging etc., so=20 you should really investigate the client side too! I wrote the client, and it's extremely dumb. It's not doing anything beyond= "connect to imap, set NOTIFY and hibernate until something arrives". Moreo= ver, the client works normally with "default settings" (no maxchild, no -T,= and no -U). It's just that the amount of imapd daemons is growing until my= machine is out of RAM. >client_timeout I just tried setting it, and the experience is the same. Thing kinda work, until the system is running out of daemons to start. I am= gradually increasing the number, and at the moment maxchild=3D20. But hone= sly, it seems that the demons are never shut down after having exhausted al= l allowed connections. The network is wonky, so I am not surprised that the connections are runnin= g out at about 1000 per hour. For 10 client watching 10 folders, it's about= 10 reconnects per hour. ------------------------------------------ Cyrus: Info Permalink: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T22ff1c7d14d4cd97-M26f5be= c38bb760c949c05e6d Delivery options: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription --17856502441.9be5eCCE8.36119 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 01:57:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html> <html><html><html><body><div>>Don't be so sure about that. There mig= ht be OCSP checks hanging etc., so=20 you should really investigate the client side too!<br /></div><div><br /></= div><div>I wrote the client, and it's extremely dumb. It's not doin= g anything beyond "connect to imap, set NOTIFY and hibernate until som= ething arrives". Moreover, the client works normally with "defaul= t settings" (no maxchild, no -T, and no -U). It's just that the am= ount of imapd daemons is growing until my machine is out of RAM.<br /></div= ><div><br /></div><div>>client_timeout<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>= I just tried setting it, and the experience is the same.<br /></div><div><b= r /></div><div>Thing kinda work, until the system is running out of daemons= to start. I am gradually increasing the number, and at the moment maxchild= =3D20. But honesly, it seems that the demons are never shut down after havi= ng exhausted all allowed connections.<br /></div><div>The network is wonky,= so I am not surprised that the connections are running out at about 1000 p= er hour. For 10 client watching 10 folders, it's about 10 reconnects pe= r hour.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div id=3D"topicbox-footer" style=3D"ma= rgin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,.15);paddin= g:7px 0;"> <strong><a href=3D"https://cyrus.topicbox.com/latest" style=3D"color:inheri= t;text-decoration:none">Cyrus</a></strong> / Info / see <a href=3D"https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info">discussions</a> + <a href=3D"https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/members">participants</a> + <a href=3D"https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription">delivery&nb= sp;options</a> <a href=3D"https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T22ff1c7d14d4cd97-M26f5be= c38bb760c949c05e6d" style=3D"float:right">Permalink</a> </div> </body></html></html></html>= --17856502441.9be5eCCE8.36119--