Re: [Exim] Unique ID's not unique

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Unique ID's not unique
On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 21:34, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <017101c1739b$0c1a9b80$2101a8c0@stevecomp>,
> Steve Allanketner <exim@???> wrote:
> >I am having messages generated to me through one particular smtp which have
> >the same unique id as shown through the uidl command issued by my MUA.
>
> The UIDL is generated by the POP3 server, and should be unique for
> every message in the message store. Exim doesn't generate it.


Some POP3 servers stash their UIDL value in the X-Uidl: header (or
similar). Some messages come in with that header present, presumably
confusing the POP3 server.

Maybe you should see what header (if any) your POP3 server uses and try
stripping that header on final delivery.

    Nigel.
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