Bug 325664

Summary:	IMAP add folder creates .FOOBAR but stored in akonadi database as /FOOBAR
Product:	[Applications] kmail2	Reporter:	Patrick Noffke <patrick.noffke>
Component:	commands and actions	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	major	CC:	dvratil
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.10.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=215&t=109833
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Patrick Noffke 2013-10-05 12:18:12 UTC

Please see referenced URL.

I add the folder in kmail, and it doesn't show up in the subscribe list under Manage Local Subscriptions.  When I modify the database using akonadiconsole, it shows up.  

I can see the folder is created as .FOOBAR in the dovecot maildir folder.

Restarting kmail does not work.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Right click on top level of email account in left pane (where folders are shown).
2.  Click Add Folder, enter folder name, hit OK.
3.  Folder does not show up.
4.  Right click on account, click Manage Folder Subscriptions, and folder still does not show up.
5.  Modify database as shown in referenced URL.
6.  Folder shows up (I didn't need to restart kmail).
Actual Results:  
See above.

Expected Results:  
See above.

$ rpm -q kdepim
kdepim-4.10.5-1.fc18.x86_64

Comment 1 Daniel Vrátil 2013-10-05 12:55:38 UTC

Dovecot automatically prefixes all folders on filesystem with ".". The important thing is, what separator does it uses in IMAP communication and I'm pretty much certain Dovecot uses "/", unless you have configured it otherwise. (You can verify this by connecting to the server: openssl s_client -connect mail.server.com:imaps, sending "0 LOGIN username password" and then "1 LSUB "" "*"" and checking whether the fourth column says "/" or ".")

From what I can see in the forum, there are two bugs being hit: wrong remoteID for top-level folder and using "/" separator for IMAP servers that use ".". The first problem was fixed in 4.11, the second will be fixed in next 4.11.x release.

If you can, please test with latest version of 4.11 and close this bug if it's fixed.

Comment 2 Patrick Noffke 2013-10-07 14:45:54 UTC

The fourth column is a ".".

I didn't explicitly configure this in dovecot.  In my /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf file, there is an "inbox" namespace, with the separator field commented out.  In fact, everything is commented out in that section except "inbox = yes".  So I'm guessing the default is "." unless it is explicitly set otherwise.

I will probably upgrade to fedora 19 relatively soon.  That would be the earliest I could try 4.11 (assuming they are at 4.11 in that version).

Comment 3 Denis Kurz 2016-09-24 18:01:02 UTC

This bug has only been reported for versions before 4.14, which have been unsupported for at least two years now. Can anyone tell if this bug still present?

If noone confirms this bug for a Framework-based version of kmail2 (version 5.0 or later, as part of KDE Applications 15.12 or later), it gets closed in about three months.

Comment 4 Denis Kurz 2017-01-07 22:09:12 UTC

Just as announced in my last comment, I close this bug. If you encounter it again in a recent version (at least 5.0 aka 15.08), please open a new one unless it already exists. Thank you for all your input.