268351 - invalid "check folders" message upon server change

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Account Manager, defect)

Description

[Eyal Rozenberg]

I have a POP3 server configured to use the global folders. When I change the
server name in the account settings, it tells me:

"The server name setting has changed. Please verify that any folders used by
filters exist on the new server."

But it's not IMAP... also, I don't get the same message when changing the name
of my other POP3 server, which is not configured to use the global folders.

Comment 1

[Eyal Rozenberg]

The culprit code is:

http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/AccountManager.js#395

395       if ( (oldHost != newHost) && (filterList != undefined) &&
filterList.filterCount )
396         serverChangeText = gPrefsBundle.getString("serverNameChanged");

another condition needs to be added - && of the account not going into the
global inbox.

Comment 2

[Eyal Rozenberg]

Or perhaps the condition to add would be something about the account not being
IMAP, e.g.

&& (newType != "imap")

(provided I am reading the code correctly. Pity I don't have the time to
cvs-update my source tree and test this.

Comment 3

[:aceman]

I'm not sure about this. How does it relate to the global inbox?
I think you can have filters on the original account/server and also on the other account that you defer to (global inbox).

Yes, changing server name of IMAP means it could be a different server and there may be other folders on it, this message makes some sense. For POP3 the list of folders does not change, if you suddenly download from a different folder.

Good catch, I think limiting to IMAP (or some other criteria) makes sense.