> I just did some testing myself with Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express 6. > I couldn't get either client to hang after doing APPENDs (with IDLE > enabled). OE does close the connection after calling IDLE after the > final APPEND however.
FWIW, and not that it matters in this case, OE and Outlook Express share very little (if any) code. They're developed in two different divisions. The name similarity is a marketing thing.