169953 - read IMAP mail not really read on server unless 2 moz look at the server

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(MailNews Core :: Networking: IMAP, defect)

Description

[Judd Rogers]

This is _not_ 159180 nor 119205 but may be related.

I have:
Linux box running RH7.3 running IMAP 2001a from http://www.washington.edu/imap/

I have one Mozilla 1.1 on the linux box which reads my mail from this IMAP server.

Sometimes, I have a Mozilla 1.1b running on an NT4.0 box which also reads from
the same IMAP server.

I have KDE's korn (v0.2) telling me when new mail shows up.

If only the Linux Moz MailNews is looking at the IMAP server, then korn never
sees the number of unread mail items go down until I do a File->Compact Folders
on the inbox.

If both MailNews are looking at the IMAP server, then korn sees the count of
unread items go down without my having to compact folders.

Twisted.

I expect this same problem can be reproduced with any mail watcher which
supports IMAP. I only know of korn so lack data points.

I suppose something about co-ordinating with more than one IMAP reader is
causing MailNews to fail to update something.

I'll try any suggestions as to how I might debug this for y'all.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This is an automated message, with ID "auto-resolve01".

This bug has had no comments for a long time. Statistically, we have found that
bug reports that have not been confirmed by a second user after three months are
highly unlikely to be the source of a fix to the code.

While your input is very important to us, our resources are limited and so we
are asking for your help in focussing our efforts. If you can still reproduce
this problem in the latest version of the product (see below for how to obtain a
copy) or, for feature requests, if it's not present in the latest version and
you still believe we should implement it, please visit the URL of this bug
(given at the top of this mail) and add a comment to that effect, giving more
reproduction information if you have it.

If it is not a problem any longer, you need take no action. If this bug is not
changed in any way in the next two weeks, it will be automatically resolved.
Thank you for your help in this matter.

The latest beta releases can be obtained from:
Firefox:     http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/
Thunderbird: http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/releases/1.5beta1.html
Seamonkey:   http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
comment). If anyone thinks this is incorrect, they should feel free to reopen it.