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[BETA Build 7338] Users reporting issues with POP3 now
Problem reported by echoDreamz - 2/4/2020 at 2:13 AM
Resolved
We've had quite a few clients all reporting issues with Tbird, Samsung's native mail client on Android and TypeApp on Android and various other email clients, shortly after we did the 7338 build.

Tbird is saying...

Sending of username did not succeed. Mail server ADDRESS responded: Capability list follows
TypeApp simply reports that it failed logging in. This SM build isnt crashing, but it would appear that POP3 is possibly broken. It's late, so I assume as we get into US business hours our support load is going to skyrocket.

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echoDreamz Replied
Here is a previously working POP3 session before the 7338 upgrade...

00:00:21.879 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK REMOVED is ready and awaiting your commands! Glad to meet you REMOVED! How can I help you? The time now is Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:00:21 +0000 (UTC) <85caccdd-ee05-47e7-b9a5-2d0c7c47f71a@REMOVED>

00:00:21.879 [REMOVED][27411289] connected at 2/3/2020 12:00:21 AM
00:00:22.171 [REMOVED][27411289] CAPA
00:00:22.171 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK Capability list follows
SASL NTLM
TOP
UIDL
USER
STLS
IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail
.

00:00:22.492 [REMOVED][27411289] USER REMOVED
00:00:22.492 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK User:'REMOVED' ok
00:00:22.812 [REMOVED][27411289] PASS XXXX
00:00:22.814 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK Password ok

00:00:22.814 [REMOVED][27411289] REMNOVED logged in
00:00:23.131 [REMOVED][27411289] STAT
00:00:23.131 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK 1 44296
00:00:23.367 [REMOVED][27411289] LIST
00:00:23.367 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK 1 messages (44296 octets)

00:00:23.367 [REMOVED][27411289] 1 44296

00:00:23.367 [REMOVED][27411289] .

00:00:23.367 [REMOVED][27411289] list response given with 1 messages.
00:00:23.932 [REMOVED][27411289] UIDL
00:00:23.932 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK 1 messages (44296 octets)

00:00:23.932 [REMOVED][27411289] 1 sm_00000001_8b2692f6b3b74cf39b83a6c752dc6275

00:00:23.932 [REMOVED][27411289] .

00:00:23.932 [REMOVED][27411289] uidl list given for 1 messages
00:00:24.571 [REMOVED][27411289] QUIT
00:00:24.571 [REMOVED][27411289] +OK POP3 server signing off

00:00:24.571 [REMOVED][27411289] disconnected at 2/3/2020 12:00:24 AM
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echoDreamz Replied
Here is the same user on the same client after the 7338 upgrade...

00:07:48.871 [REMOVED][65395878] +OK REMOVED is ready and awaiting your commands! Glad to meet you REMOVED! How can I help you? The time now is Tue, 04 Feb 2020 07:07:48 +0000 (UTC) <6d2d95f3-fb74-46f3-8aa3-b38e56078bb0@REMOVED>

00:07:48.871 [REMOVED][65395878] connected at 2/4/2020 12:07:48 AM
00:07:49.166 [REMOVED][65395878] CAPA
00:07:49.166 [REMOVED][65395878] +OK Capability list follows
SASL NTLM PLAIN
TOP
UIDL
USER
STLS
IMPLEMENTATION Smartertools_SmarterMail
.

00:07:49.486 [REMOVED][65395878] AUTH PLAIN
00:07:49.486 [REMOVED][65395878] 
00:37:53.233 [REMOVED][65395878] -ERR Session timeout, OK POP Server signing off
00:37:53.233 [REMOVED][65395878] -ERR Session timeout, OK POP Server signing off
00:37:53.233 [REMOVED][65395878] disconnected at 2/4/2020 12:37:53 AM
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echoDreamz Replied
FIXED: Outlook 2007 and base versions of 2010 have issues authenticating via POP.
Wondering if it has to do with this fix here.
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Larry Duran Replied
Employee Post
Hey Chris, it would be related to that fix.  We'll take a look at it today.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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echoDreamz Replied
Larry,

Thanks! Have you guys found any fixes for this? Our users are about ready to burn us to the ground.
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Larry Duran Replied
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Hey Chris, we do have a fix coming.  We're just confirming the fixes then we'll have a release coming out soon.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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echoDreamz Replied
Thank you for the quick turnaround Larry, much appreciated! Will get this fix rolled out ASAP.
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Larry Duran Replied
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Sounds good.  Let me know if you run into any issues.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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echoDreamz Replied
This still appears to be an issue. We have some clients running WHMCS saying they are getting error...

Connection error: Server bug: non-empty initial PLAIN challenge Host: REMOVED
WHMCS support is stating...

Hello!

Looks like your server is implementing SASL-PLAIN incorrectly or in a way that your library doesn't like.
The clients logs also show this started failing the same time we installed the previously broken release.
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Larry Duran Replied
Employee Post
Hey Chris, we'll take a look at it.  I know Thunderbird was one of the clients that was reported as having issues and we tested against this without any issues.  Do you know what library they're using?  That might help us figure out what the actual cause is in our implementation.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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Sébastien Riccio Replied
The error returned looks like an error returned by php's built-in pop3/imap connector.

Probably a problem with one of the two methods described here:


Sébastien Riccio System & Network Admin https://swisscenter.com
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Larry Duran Replied
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Thanks Sebastien.  That leads to what we were thinking.  We were returning a POP3 SASL PLAIN response with an "OK" in the response and I'm thinking that's part of the problem.  I'll get a custom build over to Chris and we'll see if that change fixes it.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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echoDreamz Replied
Marked As Resolution
This has been fully resolved, including a bug with POP3 authentication using the mailbox+folder_name has also been fixed.

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