Bug 310119

Summary:	Problem with Namespace Prefix in Newest Dovecot
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi	Reporter:	David Baron <d_baron>
Component:	IMAP resource	Assignee:	Christian Mollekopf <chrigi_1>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdepim-bugs, mollekopf, montel, vkrause
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian unstable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description David Baron 2012-11-14 21:31:11 UTC

Every Dovecot major upgrade is a big problem. Now requires namespace. If the prefix is left blank for a simple default namespace, the server does not work complaining up duplicate empty prefix. But that's their bug.

So I enter a prefix. Prefixes are used to navigate namespace trees. Kmail thinks it is a mail folder and asks the server to open it. Of course, there is not such folder so the server returns an error. So while the imap account works 100%, every refresh yields and error box:

Error while getting folder information.
Unable to get information about folder ~/mail. The server replied: Mailbox isn't selectable

Choice to continue or cancel? (Continue or cancel what?)

Error is harmless and non-functional but repeats and repeats -- a royal pain!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Simply run kmail with (local) imap account
2. Manual or automatic mail check
3. Bingo! Clock either choice and read your mail
Actual Results:  
Error box described above:
Error while getting folder information.
Unable to get information about folder ~/mail. The server replied: Mailbox isn't selectable

Mail is OK.

Expected Results:  
Normal program operation

Comment 1 Laurent Montel 2012-11-15 12:16:07 UTC

imap resource doesn't support namepace

Comment 2 Kevin Ottens 2013-11-16 07:27:32 UTC

The IMAP resource has a new maintainer, reassigning to him.

Comment 3 Christian Mollekopf 2013-11-20 10:30:08 UTC

NAMESPACE is supported, but only updated when restarting the imap resource. Does this problem still exist, and does dovecot report NAMESPACE properly?
(This can be checked in the imap resource settings -> advanced -> server info)

Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-25 03:40:29 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 03:34:34 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

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