Re: GMail problems (was Re: ANNOUNCE: balsa-2.3.24 released)

[Bruno Miguel <brunoalexandremiguel gmail com>]

> I think I have identified the remaining problems. Two of them.
> 
> 1. Gmail sends data in a permuted order. When we ask for (BODY
> [HEADER]
>  
> BODY[TEXT]), Gmail sends (BODY[TEXT] BODY[HEADER]) which is formally 
> 
> correct. In practice, balsa's ideas about message was incorrect 
> (balsa
>  
> looked for the headers and found none). The fix here is  
> straightforward, we just need to look closer at the sent data.
> 
> 2. Gmail does not follow the RFC3501 when generating BODYSTRUCTURE  
> response. This response has "number-of-lines" field that is supposed
> to  
> be present only for messages and text parts. Gmail sends it also for 
> 
> other parts, for example for application/pgp-signature. This 
> obviously
>  
> confuses the parser... I have implemented a workaround for this but
> the  
> right solution is to fix Gmail IMAP server.
> 
> Anyway, attached patch fixes both of the problems for me. If I get  
> reports that it works as expected, I will commit it and release
> 2.3.25.  
> Anyway, somebody should contact Gmail regarding point 2...
> 
> Pawel

I've tested the patch and, so far, it's working with a default account 
configuration. It can be a tiny bit slow accessing the Inbox, but with 
the number of emails I have, I think it's normal.
Thank you for the patch :)