[Vex.Net MOTD] Subject: Vex.Net MOTD for Wednesday, March 03, 2004

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   Shell.Vex.Net O/S Change Coming          [Notice] 2004-03-03
   A big change is heading shell.Vex.Net's way. Now that we have
   migrated our main servers to FreeBSD, it is shell.Vex.Net's turn.

   Most shell users should not actually notice any difference. But, a
   few of you will have some adjustments to make: namely, any binaries
   that users have compiled themselves will have to be rebuilt on the
   new O/S.

   The good news is that nshell.vex.net is up and running, and ready to
   start being used right away. All shell users are free to login via
   ssh (telnet and ftp is not enabled yet, but will be soon) and test
   things out. All home directories are mounted remotely on the server,
   so it will be exactly like logging in to shell.vex.net. In fact users
   who are so inclined are encouraged to use nshell.vex.net as much as
   possible now rather than shell.vex.net so it can be well tested and
   any oddities found before the final switch.

   nshell.vex.net is still being worked on, so not everything on shell
   is available there; but most things are. The few things not yet there
   will be enabled soon. To check out what software is installed use the
   "pkg_info" command.

   The final switch over probably won't be until the end of next week
   (around the 20th). We will announce a more specific time as it gets
   closer.

   If you need any help, or have any questions, email support at Vex.Net,
   as always.
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   IMAP Mail Folders May Disappear + A Weird Message [Problem]
   2004-02-12
   We  ran  into  complications  running  the old IMAP server on the new
   system  and  had to make quick switch to new software. The problem is
   there  is  no standard as to the way folders are located in IMAP, and
   may IMAP servers handle them in slightly different ways.

   This  affects  webmail  users,  and anyone using IMAP mail clients to
   read  their  mail  online.  You  may  have  experienced, or are still
   experiencing,  difficulty  seeing  your  folders.  Rest  assured  the
   folders  are  still on the server, it is just the IMAP server being a
   little confused and not finding them.

   We  believe  we  have  fixed the situation for the majority of users,
   however  the  "fix" seems to have caused more complications for a few
   users  (for  example,  we  have  reports  of  at least one user using
   Mozilla based IMAP still having problems).

   If you use IMAP and still have any missing folders (even your inbox!)
   please let us know, so we can figure out the best fix for your setup.

   Also,  there  is a message which has appeared in many folders warning
   you not to delete it. You can ignore this message, and delete it! The
   old  server  used and hid this message for its own internal purposes,
   but  it  is  no  longer needed, and unfortunately tends to just cause
   confusion.

   We  apologise  for  any  inconvenience  during this transition, but I
   (Tim),  at  least, am very happy not to be using that old IMAP server
   any longer! Onwards and upwards...
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