imap_open fails with no error

[orangechicken]

Details:
PHP 4.2.3
IMAP c-client 2001

I can telnet to the mail server and I receive:
+OK POP3 [DarkORB cppop 3.0] at [<my ip>]

Using the test.php page from IMP 3.2, if I enter in the correct values for connecting (my mailserver, 'pop3', 110, my username and password) the page just does come back: No error. Same thing happens with just a basic imap_open( '{localhost/pop3:110}INBOX', 'username', 'password' );

The strange thing is is that it comes and goes. It worked yesterday for 14 hours straight - then it stopped for almost a full day, now it's working again.

Host says it's not there problem and a code issue - but that's obviously not the case because my code hasn't changed and it works then doesn't work.

Any ideas?

-chicken

[orangechicken]

Anybody have any ideas? Is this a known bug? I couldn't locate any matches at bugs.php.net.

If anyone could help with this OR can provide a link to a mail solution (that supports getting attachments) that does not use the imap functions of PHP I would greatly appreciate it.

TIA,
chicken

[cyberitch]

I got the same problem on my hosting server, I ask for support and they work on that case for 2 week and find nothing.

Think the server set a lock on the IMAP/POP mailbox and for some reason, and when you try to access it, it look invisible to the PHP function.

Hope we will find the problem and solve it soon.

Good luck!