296562 - save remotely (drafts, sent folder) performs a INDEX-search ?

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Jo Hermans]

My IMAP server (some Domino crap) doesn't support the INDEX command (you get an
error when you try to search), so I'm not able to search in messges that are
still stored on the IMAP-server, only on the local folders.

Today I upgraded from Thunderbird 1.0.2 to Thunderbird 1.1 Alpha 1 (on Windows
XP). I noticed that I got the "Search INDEX not supported" dialogbox when I sent
a message (I save sent messages on the IMAP server, not in the Local Foldewrs. I
haven't seen this situation with Thunderbird 1.0.2 or earlier. After trying a
few settings, I noticed that the same error also happened whenever I tried to
save a draft manually, or when you use the new auto-safe feature.  The
workaround was to save drafts and sent messages in the local folder.

It seems that saving remotely now tries to do a search ? I don't really
understand why this is done. It's definetely not in Thunderbird 1.0.2.

Next monday, I'll try to attach a log if I can make one.

Comment 1

[David :Bienvenu]

we're trying to find the newly appended draft so we can remove it when you send
the message, or save a new copy of the draft. Your server doesn't support
returning the uid of the newly appended message, or search, which is
unfortunate.  1.02 had a bug where we wouldn't fall back to the search if the
server didn't have uid plus.

Comment 2

[Jo Hermans]

(In reply to comment #1)
> we're trying to find the newly appended draft so we can remove it when you send
> the message, or save a new copy of the draft. Your server doesn't support
> returning the uid of the newly appended message, or search, which is
> unfortunate.  1.02 had a bug where we wouldn't fall back to the search if the
> server didn't have uid plus.

Then this is also the reason why removind an attachment from a message fails
(you'll end up with 2 messages, one with and one without). Sigh ... I'll try to
talk to our mailadmin.

Comment 3

[Jo Hermans]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Then this is also the reason why removing an attachment from a message fails
> (you'll end up with 2 messages, one with and one without). Sigh ...

In Thunderbird 1.5 beta 2, I still see the 2 messages, but when the folder view
is refrwshed (go to a different folder and back), I only see the final message
(the one without the attachment).

Comment 4

[Jo Hermans]

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > Then this is also the reason why removing an attachment from a message fails
> > (you'll end up with 2 messages, one with and one without). Sigh ...
> 
> In Thunderbird 1.5 beta 2, I still see the 2 messages, but when the folder view
> is refreshed (go to a different folder and back), I only see the final message
> (the one without the attachment).

that's actually bug 286655

Comment 5

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Jo, do you still see this problem?

Comment 6

[Jo Hermans]

Searching still doesn't work, but now it fails silently (IMAP server got upgraded ?)

But since Thunderbird 3.0b2 is now searching in the local copy of the messages, it doesn't matter anymore.