1912469 - Importing does not work

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(MailNews Core :: Import, defect)

Description

[John]

Steps to reproduce:

I tried importing various top level folders on another computer with an existing install (v128.1). These imports failed. Messages did not become available. This issue may be related to #1907984 .

Reproduce using a sbd folder containing mailbox files and structure:
#method 1
Import from another Thunderbird installation
Choose a profile folder
Select Mail Messages
Start Import
Finish (restarts)

#method 2
Import from a file
Import backed-up Profile
Choose a profile folder
Select Mail Messages
Start Import
Finish (restarts)

This creates empty Thunderbird Import and Thunderbird Import1 numbered folders that are empty. I tried to import copied local folders too with the same result.

Manually copying mbox files did not work either.

Actual results:

Importing mbox files did not work.

Expected results:

Importing mbox files should work.

Comment 1

[John]

See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1911951#c10

Comment 2

[John]

Windows 11 23H2
Thunderbird v128.1

Comment 3

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Please check error console for related failure messages.

Comment 4

[John]

No errors at all except those that were already there.

Comment 5

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Import seems to work at least on linux.

Comment 6

[John]

(In reply to Magnus Melin [:mkmelin] from comment #5)

Import seems to work at least on linux.

Did you use one of the methods I used? Was is a profile folder or a sbd folder?

Comment 7

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

I used method #1