278097 - filters not working on folder with special characters in their names (ex: *NEW)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Bence Varga]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

When I create a folder with a special character in its name (ex: *NEW) (the disk
name looks like a ranom one), I create a filter that moves certain messages into
it, download messages, and Firefox says: Folder cannot be found, according
filters disabled.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a subfolder: with the name "*NEW" (includeing * character)
2. Create a filter moving all messages into the newly created folder
3. Download mail

Actual Results:  
Referring filter disbled.

Another bug is that the filter cannot be re-enabled. (After changing the target
folder.)


This forced disable is a very bad thing around mozilla. It also happened when I
upgraded Firefox from 0.9 to 1.0 . It disbled the incopatible extensions, which
could not be re-enabled after uninstalling 1.0 (Changing back to 0.9).

Comment 1

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

> the disk name looks like a ranom one
This is normal because "*" is illegal file name character.
In this case, Mozilla family currently uses random string(hashed name) as file name.

(Q1)Do you use "Global Inbox"?
    If yes, for which account did you created your filter?
    For the account? or For "Global Inbox" account("Local Folders" many times) 

    For Global Inbox use, next FAQs are one of the best descritions on it. 
    http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?title=Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Global_Inbox
    http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?title=Thunderbird_:_FAQs_:_Filters

(Q2)What is your internal mail folder pathname?
    - See prefs.js and check setting of next entries for the accout.
      - mail.identity.idNN.draft_folder
      - mail.identity.idNN.fcc_folder
      - mail.identity.idNN.stationery_folder

(Q3)What is your filter setting? Is it set correctly?
    - Edit msgFilterRules.dat in <server_name> directry under mail directry
      by text editor and check mail folder pathname in actionValue= part.
      (See "Server Settings"/"Local directry:" setting)

> Another bug is that the filter cannot be re-enabled.
This is Bug 202729.
Report one problem per a bug, please. 
By the way, couldn't you find DUP closed Thunderbird bugs?

> (After changing the target folder.)

(Q4)Did you renamed folder before your problem?
    "Folder cannot be found"/"Disabled folder" is after rename?
    Renamed which folder? Parent folder of "*NEW" folder?
    If parent folder is renamed, there is bug on filter when folder renamed,
    as far as I remember.
    - Folder pathname in filter is not changed for subfolders
      when folder name of higer level is changed.
              
Anyway, check aboves, then describe cleary what you did, what happened, when
happened, and what is current staus/setting, please.


 

Comment 2

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Bence Varga, please provide a response to comment 1 (not via email, you need to 
visit the bug's webpage) or this bug will be closed.

Comment 3

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

No response from reporter; => WFM