402772 - PARSER:Internal Syntax Error when using gmail IMAP and "check_all_folders"

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(MailNews Core :: Networking: IMAP, defect)

Description

[Henrik Gemal]

when I use the gmail Imap I see PARSER:Internal Syntax Error in the imap log:

2008[399f8f0]: ImapThreadMainLoop entering [this=3c12860]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:ProcessCurrentURL: entering
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:ProcessCurrentURL:imap://[e-mail]:993/folderstatus%3E/%5BGmail%5D/Starred:  = currentUrl
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=62 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:CreateNewLineFromSocket: * OK Gimap ready for requests from 83.93.93.83 12if694187fgg
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:SendData: 1 capability
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=60 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:CreateNewLineFromSocket: * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA XYZZY
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=41 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:CreateNewLineFromSocket: 1 OK Thats all she wrote! 12if694187fgg
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:SendData: Logging suppressed for this command (it probably contained authentication information)
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=46 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:CreateNewLineFromSocket: 2 OK [e-mail] authenticated (Success)
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:SendData: 3 STATUS "[Gmail]/Starred" (UIDNEXT MESSAGES UNSEEN RECENT)
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=68 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:CreateNewLineFromSocket: * STATUS [Gmail]/Starred (MESSAGES 0 RECENT 0 UIDNEXT 18 UNSEEN 0)
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=14 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:CreateNewLineFromSocket: 3 OK Success
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:ProcessCurrentURL: entering
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:ProcessCurrentURL:imap://[e-mail]:993/folderstatus%3E/%5BGmail%5D/Sent%20Mail:  = currentUrl
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:SendData: 4 STATUS "[Gmail]/Sent Mail" (UIDNEXT MESSAGES UNSEEN RECENT)
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=75 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:CreateNewLineFromSocket: * STATUS [Gmail]/Sent Mail (MESSAGES 1464 RECENT 0 UIDNEXT 1465 UNSEEN 0)
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:PARSER:Internal Syntax Error on line: %s: * STATUS [Gmail]/Sent Mail (MESSAGES 1464 RECENT 0 UIDNEXT 1465 UNSEEN 0)
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:SendData: 5 logout
2008[399f8f0]: ReadNextLine [stream=3bd4c60 nb=14 needmore=0]
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:A:CreateNewLineFromSocket: 4 OK Success
2008[399f8f0]: 3c12860:imap.gmail.com:NA:TellThreadToDie: close socket connection
2008[399f8f0]: ImapThreadMainLoop leaving [this=3c12860]

is this enough info? I only took the log entries that started with "2008[399f8f0]"

Comment 1

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

> SendData: 4 STATUS "[Gmail]/Sent Mail" (UIDNEXT MESSAGES UNSEEN RECENT)
> CreateNewLineFromSocket: * STATUS [Gmail]/Sent Mail (MESSAGES 1464 RECENT 0 UIDNEXT 1465 UNSEEN 0)

Read at least RFC 3501,
 http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3501.html
and see Gmail IMAP Help articles,
> Google Help >  Gmail Help > IMAP Access
>   http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=12760
and understand at least next article,
>   How do actions sync in IMAP?
>    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77657&topic=12762
before open a bug at bugzilla.mozilla.org saying "Tb's fault/flaw/bug" when Gmail IMAP, please.

Folder name([Gmail]/Sent Mail) contains space, so it have to be quoted with double-quot("[Gmail]/Sent Mail") in response as Tb does do in request.

I think workaround in your case is "rename 'Sent Mail' to 'Sent'" via "Gmail on the web".

By the way, as written in following articles, 
> Why don't all my views and labels appear?
>  http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78772&topic=12763
>    We’re working on making Gmail for IMAP as much like
>    the web interface as we can, (snip)
> Does Gmail support all IMAP features?
>  http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78761&topic=12762
>    Gmail IMAP is a fairly complete implementation of IMAP,
>    but the following features are currently unsupported: (snip)
Gmail IMAP is still under construction, even after official release.

Comment 2

[Henrik Gemal]

the problem only seems to happen when using "check_all_folders" pref is on

Comment 3

[Henrik Gemal]

Attachment: complete imap log with syntax error

Comment 4

[David :Bienvenu]

as WADA points out, and as I speculated in your other bug, this is a server bug - the server should be quoting the folder name because it contains a space.

Comment 5

[Henrik Gemal]

Got this reply from the Google Team:
"We are aware of this issue, and our engineers are working diligently to
address it. We appreciate your taking the time to share your feedback."

Not a TB bug, but a Google IMAP bug