Bug 140763

Summary:	kmail shows wrong number of mails left on pop3 server
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	mail
Component:	pop3	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.9.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	This screenshot shows the message of mails still on the POP3 server

Description mail 2007-01-28 11:09:02 UTC

Version:           1.9.5 (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

I am leaving all my mails on the POP3 server now, so KMail only downloads the new ones and reports how many mails are still on the server. But the number is wrong! My webclient and the telnet session to the server tell there are 637 Mails. But KMail says there are 6824. 
Maybe this is because I use to delete SPAM on the server automatically by Thunderbird at work. But still, the telnet session counts the messages by "LIST" up to 637, and this number should be reported by KMail. I do not know how KMail calculates the number, but it is definitely wrong. Just use the output of "LIST" for this, it is simple and accurate.

Comment 1 groot 2007-02-04 22:37:38 UTC

Where do you see the number of mails remaining on server (screenshot, please, and use a paint program to draw a circle around where you see it)? I don't recall every seeing such a number when using POP3 (I don't anymore). Are you sure KMail isn't just telling you the number of messages *in the local folder*?b

Comment 2 mail 2007-02-04 22:49:47 UTC

Created attachment 19557 [details]
This screenshot shows the message of mails still on the POP3 server

Here you are. 
(8693 are still on the server)

Comment 3 groot 2007-02-04 23:27:47 UTC

Thanks for the screenshot, that helps track it down exactly. It is a translation bug: the word "KB" was dropped in the German translation, so you're siing the number of KB left on the server, presented as number of messages.

Comment 4 groot 2007-02-04 23:28:31 UTC

SVN commit 630278 by adridg:

Missing 'KB' in naming what's left on the server suggests that there are so many *messages* left in stead of so much data.

BUG: 140763
CCMAIL: kde-i18n-de@kde.org


 M  +2 -2      libkdepim.po  


--- trunk/l10n/de/messages/kdepim/libkdepim.po #630277:630278
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@
 "Transmission complete. %n new messages in %1 KB (%2 KB remaining on the "
 "server)."
 msgstr ""
-"Übertragung abgeschlossen. %n neue Nachricht mit %1 KB (%2 sind noch auf dem "
+"Übertragung abgeschlossen. %n neue Nachricht mit %1 KB (%2 KB sind noch auf dem "
 "Server).\n"
-"Übertragung abgeschlossen. %n neue Nachrichten mit %1 KB (%2 sind noch auf dem "
+"Übertragung abgeschlossen. %n neue Nachrichten mit %1 KB (%2 KB sind noch auf dem "
 "Server)."
 
 #: broadcaststatus.cpp:85