84045 - imap uris are not properly escaped (in localstore.rdf, prefs.js, filters, migration code)

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect)

Description

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spun off from bug #83980

imap uris (in localstore.rdf) are not properly escaped

create a folder on an imap account with a space, and do the same on a local 
account.  then, give those folders children folders and expand them.  (expanded 
state shows up in localstore.rdf)

when you look at your localstore.rdf after quitting, you'll see something like 
this:

    <NC:persist resource="imap://[e-mail]/Foo And Cheese"/>
    <NC:persist resource="mailbox://nobody@Local%20Folders/Beer%20and%20Wine"/>

uri's should be in escaped UTF-8.  the local case is right, imap is wrong.

I'm not sure where (or if) this is causing us problems.

but putting it on the radar to investigate.

Comment 1

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I'm also worried that we might not be properly escaping the uri internally.

just getting this down into bugzilla for investigation later.

Comment 2

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see 100854 for related issues.

Comment 3

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sorry for the spam.  making bugzilla reflect reality as I'm not working on these bugs.  filter on FOOBARCHEESE to remove these in bulk.

Comment 4

[:aceman]

This seems to still exist, but the paths are in the file folderTree.json (for TB).