59441 - IMAP: Empty trash command leads to an error

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 56826

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect, P3)

Description

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

** 11/6/2000 Win32 Branch build **

I have my options set to "expunge" Inbox and empty
Trash folder upon exit from my IMAP server (nsmail-2).
When I log out of my account, I always get an
error message on a warning dialog window saying that
the "The comman did not succeed because the mailbox does
not exist.)

In fact I get the same message when I try to empty
the Trash folder manually.
I'm getting the same error message on another IMAP
server I use for Intl group.

putterman reports that he is able to empty the Trash
folder without this warning. So this is not universally
experienced. I have been getting this message for some time
now, however.

The good news is that the trash folder actually gets
emptied even though the error message shows up.

Comment 1

[Karen Huang]

By using the same build and same server (netscape messaging server: nsmail-2),
I got the same results as Scott -- I didn't get this Alert. 

Comment 2

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

I am pursuing some hunch right now on this
but this will take some time. Will report back
later. 

Comment 3

[David :Bienvenu]

it's just because you have some sub-folders of the trash that have modified
utf-7 names that are different from their actual names- you're probably
unsubscribed to them, but we try to delete them anyway. It's a known bug, I believe.

Comment 4

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

There turns out to be a prior bug on this.
David's right. This was a case of IMAP Trash folder
containing folders with non-ASCII or special characters.
Marking it as a duplicate of Bug 56826.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 56826 ***

Comment 5

[Karen Huang]

Thanks for finding that duplicate. Verified as duplicate then.