Re: Considering reverting imaplib2.py and IDLE support - need feedback

[Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2009-08-09 at 20:29 -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Ng Oon-Ee wrote: 
> > This may be a dumb question, but wouldn't setting idlefolders to an
> > empty list (or just not setting it at all) mean that IDLE is never sent,
> > and hence that hanging and crashing should not occur?
> > 
> > I've been using offlineimap without any crashing/hanging since the 6.1.0
> > update, I'm pleased to say. Of course I'm also aware that nothing is
> > ever a bug until it bites you in the ass.
> > 
> > I will try using idlefolders and see if that makes a difference to the
> > stability of my setup.
> 
> From what I've seen, there are people that have upgraded to 6.1.0, made
> no changes to their config, and suddenly see the hanging/crashing.
> 
> -- John

Hi John,
If that is the case, then a revert may make sense. I sent my mail out
less than an hour ago, and have had one crash (this is after enabling
idlefolders). Previously did not have any problems (except for a parsing
error with gmail forwarded chats, but that's another topic).