382975 - Multiple identically named unread mail folders fails to update properly

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Description

[Simon Arlott]

User-Agent:       
Build Identifier: 2.0.0.0

With the following folder structure and email delivered directly to then on the MDA:
kernel/2007-06
netdev/2007-06

When one folder has new messages and appears in the unread folders list it shows up as "2007-06". Then, later, there are new messages in the other folder and the unread folders list changes to: "2007-06 - accountname", "2007-06". There is no indication that there are unread messages in the latter folder - when clicked it changes to "2007-06 - accountname" and only then indicates unread messages.

Reproducible: Didn't try




mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new=true

Comment 1

[Simon Arlott]

This still happens once both folders are in the Unread Folders list, only the bottom one gets updated.

Comment 2

[Simon Arlott]

I've now had it happen without it changing the name in the unread folders list, it's still "2007-06" referring to the other folder and showing no unread messages. The All Folders view shows new messages for the folder so Thunderbird definitely knows about them.

Comment 3

[hansen]

What's the difference between this bug and bug 382977 ?

Comment 4

[Simon Arlott]

(In reply to comment #3)
> What's the difference between this bug and bug 382977 ?

This bug is for the failure to correctly update unread status where two folders have the same name. It is attempting (although failing) to add more information to the folder name and in doing so isn't updating both names and their read messages status.

The other bug is for the inability to tell which folder is which because the names are still the same even after it adds the account.

Comment 5

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

can you reproduce this using version 3.0 [1] or 3.1 [2]?

[1] http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
[2] http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/early_releases/  (beta 2
comes out soon)

Comment 6

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

RESOLVED INCOMPLETE per lack of response to last question. If you feel this change was made in error, please respond to this bug with your reasons why.

Comment 7

[Simon Arlott]

3.x now always shows the account name on all folders (which is not helpful at all), so the folders don't change name. If folders being displayed in the unread list change name then this may reoccur.

Comment 8

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Simon, still see this problem?

Comment 9

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Simon's email is dead. I think we don't have a reproducible testcase here