[sylpheed:37144] Re: Yahoo/AOL IMAP FETCH response Sylpheed parsing

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:20:35 -0400
Nomarian <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was wondering what was happening, You may have been getting
> troubles since a month ago but for me it just started. I have also
> been getting a COPY RATE LIMIT. so you can't move more than 10
> emails on AOL. I do use claws-mail for my yahoo/aol email accounts.
> so checking the network logs got:
>
>
> > IMAP< 72 NO [LIMIT] UID COPY Rate limit hit.
> > ** IMAP error on imap.aol.com: UID COPY error


Hi,

I already have seen those rate limit server replies. Long ago I don't
see one, only the slowness of the servers. They have improved a
little in the latest days, but not much.

Reviewing old logs it doesn't only happen when copying files but to
NAMESPACE command or just a STATUS for a folder.


Sometimes it bans you for just a moment for no apparent reason while
still lets you manage other accounts at the same time...


> I guess its fair to say that both AOL and Yahoo are unusable with
> IMAP now. The only solution seems to be to switch to pop.


If it weren't by mail filters and folder checking, I would agree.

But, to date, I'm not happy with almost any mainstream free mail
service.


> Anyway, nice to see someone having troubles with this and its not
> just me, Cheers!


To me what is a pain is the empty summary on folders that I reported
with this mailing list thread. Every new mail, a new update to the
folder summary. Tiresome.

And I don't get why they send mail headers+body in groups of
5-10/second!!! :-? Tedious.

They save the most broadband they can. Sending large mails is worst.

Ok, I'm ranting. Enough :)

Regards.