1444330 - Cannot generate folders which includes dot

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1247379

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Description

[Takanori MATSUURA]

When I generate a certain sub-folder, wrong folders are generated.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Right click a certain folder "foo" on folder pain and select "New Sub Folder" from context menu
2. Type folder name as "2017.9" (without quotation)


Actual Results:
"2017" folder is generated under "foo" and "9" folder is generated under "2017".
foo
 +-2017
    +-9


Expected Results:
"2017.9" folder is generated under "foo".
foo
 +-2017.9


Another Example:
In "2017.12.26.bar" case,
foo
 +-2017
    +-12
       +-26
          +-bar
      
Additional Information:
Build ID: 20180308030201 (win32 build)
OS: Windows 10 x64

Server type: IMAP
Local Store: Maildir format

When I rename "2017" folder to "2017.9", Thunderbird is crashed.
5feb2e8d-503a-451e-a8ea-173460180309
18abd1bf-5e19-4bab-9859-03b0d0180309

Comment 1

[Jorg K (CEST = GMT+2)]

Well, the dot is taken as hierarchy delimiter. The crash is covered in bug 1444369 (pending review).

Could you please set the version in the bug.