263318 - Corrupted msf (index) file prevents getting mails

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect)

Description

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

To reproduce:
1. Create one or more pop3 accounts (maybe it matters that i use a global
inbox). Don't save the password for it.
2. Re-Open MailNews (or even Mozilla) and cancel the password dialog when
starting  up MailNews.
3. Click on the Get Msgs button, nothing happens. Also File->Get New Messages
for all accounts or a single account does nothing.
In the JS console no error appears.
Maybe this is a regression, but i'm not really sure.

Comment 1

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

Ok, this seems to be a problem with this profile, since it doesn't happen with
another profile (but don't ask how my profile got in this state, i just did
normal surfing). I also noticed that no second dialog box appeared asking for my
password after i canceled the password request for my first account. Normally a
second dialog asking for my password should appear (and it does with a new profile).

Comment 2

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

Ok, deleting the msf file for the Inbox from one account made the 2nd password
account appear again. And deleting the Inbox msf file from the Inbox in Local
Folders made the Get Msgs button work again...

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 4

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

still valid

Comment 5

[Steve Kelem]

Still valid in Thunderbird 1.5.0.8.  Msf files keep getting corrupted.
When Tbird crashes, I delete a few msf files (inbox, junk) and then tbird works for a few more days.

Comment 6

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

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Comment 7

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

mcsmurf!  :)

still see this problem?

Comment 8

[Steve Kelem]

I have not seen this problem in quite a while.  Thanks!

Comment 9

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

Resolving as I cannot really reproduce this and Steve also has not seen this in a while.