Bug ID 515635: Tcl monitor not working with Courier IMAP server

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
13.0.0

Opened: Mar 31, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K17069

Symptoms

Tcl monitor produces FTP error with Courier IMAP server.

Impact

IMAP monitor fails, potentially resulting in downed pool members. The systems posts an error similar to the following: ERROR: failed to complete the transfer, error code: 8 error message: FTP: weird server reply.

Conditions

Courier IMAP Server when there is no message in the mailbox.

Workaround

Add a message to the monitored mailbox.

Fix Information

IMAP TCL monitor now works without error with Courier IMAP server when the monitored mailbox is empty.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips