Bug 267247

Summary:	Maildir resource ignores maildir read/unread status
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi	Reporter:	John Layt <jlayt>
Component:	Maildir Resource	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <pim-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	amantia
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description John Layt 2011-02-27 12:59:38 UTC

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

From a clean install I pointed KMail2 at my existing maildir folder (~/.Mail), which resulted in KMail2 showing all my previously read emails as unread.  I'm told this is because the maildir resource does not read or write the maildir status in the message filename due to windows compatibility issues (the : in the filename).  However this means that users on other platforms lose track of their mail status, and compatibility with other mail clients is lost.  

The support should be copied from KMail1 and ifdef'ed out for Windows only.

The same goes for the filname for new messages itself which I'm told is currently not standards compliant and breaks compatibility with other mail apps.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Comment 1 András Manţia 2011-08-02 10:36:13 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 252449 ***