316272 - The empty list is incorrectly imported from LDIF

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Address Book & Contacts, defect)

Description

[Dmitry]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20051107 SeaMonkey/1.5a
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20051107 SeaMonkey/1.5a

The examle of the empty list:

dn: cn=Auto
objectclass: top
objectclass: groupOfNames
cn: Auto


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new empty list
2. Export it into the LDIF format
3. Import it again

Actual Results:  
The empty list is ignored and just skiped.

Expected Results:  
A new empty list to be created.

Comment 1

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

Can you reproduce with SeaMonkey v2.0a1pre ?

Comment 2

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.9a5pre) Gecko/20070515 SeaMonkey/1.5a] (nightly) (W2Ksp4)
[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.9pre) Gecko/2008052702 SeaMonkey/2.0a1pre] (nightly) (W2Ksp4)

(In reply to comment #0)
> The examle of the empty list:
> 
> dn: cn=Auto
> objectclass: top
> objectclass: groupOfNames
> cn: Auto

What is that ?

> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Create a new empty list

I create a new empty (mailing) list. (under Personal Address Book)

> 2. Export it into the LDIF format

This creates a 0-length file.

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(1 month later)

No reply from reporter.

R.Incomplete

Reopen if you can reproduce with SeaMonkey v2.0a1pre.
(with more detailed steps)

Comment 3

[Dmitry]

> > dn: cn=Auto
> > objectclass: top
> > objectclass: groupOfNames
> > cn: Auto
> 
> What is that ?

That is an example of empty maillist in LDIF format.

> > 2. Export it into the LDIF format
> 
> This creates a 0-length file.

This is already an incorrect behaviour. Even empty maillists should be reflected in output LDIF file. Step 2 should give LDIF file like mentioned in the very beginning.

I am not able to test against v2.0.