Re: IMAP is time-dependently readonly

[Pawel Salek <pawsa0 gmail com>]

On 10/22/2013 07:03:43 AM, Michael J. O'Donnell wrote:
> I just started using Balsa 2.4.12 on Studio Xubuntu Saucy Salamander  
> (switched from Thunderbird, which failed in other highly annoying  
> ways). My IMAP connection to a server at mail.odonnell.koumbit.org is  
> readonly much of the time, but flipped to read/write briefly. I made  
> no change to the server settings during the flip flop from  
> readonly-read/write-readonly. After the relapse to readonly, I tried  
> varying the "Advanced" server settings regarding SSL, TLS, "Bug  
> workarounds" with no apparent effect.
>
> Balsa gets full IMAP service connection to GMail and  
> imap.cs.uchicago.edu. Thunderbird gets full IMAP service from all 3  
> servers.
>
> I have searched Manual, FAQ, and Mailing List archives to no avail.  
> There was a thread regarding inability to delete messages through  
> IMAP in 2004, but I could not find a resolution of the problem.

Michael,

Thank you for your email. The case you describe is surprising. Can you  
please report balsa's version? Could you also send the output produced  
by balsa with "-D" option? Please screen the file for sensitive data,  
including, but not limiting to, LOGIN and AUTH commands before sending  
it it. The most interesting parts are responses to "SELECT" IMAP  
command, whether they look like "OK [READ-ONLY] SELECT", or "OK  
[READ-WRITE] SELECT This is how balsa is informed whether the mailbox  
is writable or read only.

Best,

Pawel