;;; pop3.el --- Post Office Protocol (RFC 1460) interface
-;; Copyright (C) 1996,1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1996,1997,1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Richard L. Pieri <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net>
;; Keywords: mail, pop3
-;; Version: 1.3j
+;; Version: 1.3m
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
(require 'mail-utils)
(provide 'pop3)
-(defconst pop3-version "1.3j")
+(defconst pop3-version "1.3m")
-(defvar pop3-maildrop (or user-login-name (getenv "LOGNAME") (getenv "USER") nil)
+(defvar pop3-maildrop (or (user-login-name) (getenv "LOGNAME") (getenv "USER") nil)
"*POP3 maildrop.")
(defvar pop3-mailhost (or (getenv "MAILHOST") nil)
"*POP3 mailhost.")
Returns the process associated with the connection."
(let ((process-buffer
(get-buffer-create (format "trace of POP session to %s" mailhost)))
- (process))
+ (process)
+ (coding-system-for-read 'binary) ;; because FSF Emacs 20 and
+ (coding-system-for-write 'binary) ;; XEmacs 20/1 are st00pid
+ )
(save-excursion
(set-buffer process-buffer)
(erase-buffer)
(setq match-end (point))
(goto-char pop3-read-point)
(if (looking-at "-ERR")
- (error (buffer-substring (point) (- match-end 2)))
+ (signal 'error (list (buffer-substring (point) (- match-end 2))))
(if (not (looking-at "+OK"))
(progn (setq pop3-read-point match-end) nil)
(setq pop3-read-point match-end)
(set-buffer (process-buffer process))
(while (not (re-search-forward "^\\.\r\n" nil t))
(accept-process-output process 3)
-; ;; bill@att.com ... to save wear and tear on the heap
-; (if (> (buffer-size) 20000) (sleep-for 1))
-; (if (> (buffer-size) 50000) (sleep-for 1))
-; (if (> (buffer-size) 100000) (sleep-for 1))
-; (if (> (buffer-size) 200000) (sleep-for 1))
-; (if (> (buffer-size) 500000) (sleep-for 1))
-; ;; bill@att.com
+ ;; bill@att.com ... to save wear and tear on the heap
+ ;; uncommented because the condensed version below is a problem for
+ ;; some.
+ (if (> (buffer-size) 20000) (sleep-for 1))
+ (if (> (buffer-size) 50000) (sleep-for 1))
+ (if (> (buffer-size) 100000) (sleep-for 1))
+ (if (> (buffer-size) 200000) (sleep-for 1))
+ (if (> (buffer-size) 500000) (sleep-for 1))
+ ;; bill@att.com
;; condensed into:
- (if (> (buffer-size) 20000) (sleep-for (/ (buffer-size) 20000)))
+ ;; (sometimes causes problems for really large messages.)
+; (if (> (buffer-size) 20000) (sleep-for (/ (buffer-size) 20000)))
(goto-char start))
(setq pop3-read-point (point-marker))
;; this code does not seem to work for some POP servers...