Fw: [Evolution] Irregularities in mail folder format conversion

[Ibukun Okitika <ibukun computer org>]

Since nobody has seconded this issue, I thought I'd submit it again.
Somebody have any idea?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ibukun Okitika" <ibukun computer org>
To: "Evolution Mailing List" <evolution ximian com>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:57 PM
Subject: [Evolution] Irregularities in mail folder format conversion


> I noticed this bug which I was able to reproduce over and over again:
>
> 1. Convert a folder, any folder, from the default mbox format to maildir.
> 2. Switch to another folder (e.g. Inbox). Immediately there is an error
> message:
> Error while 'Synchronizing 'mbox'':
> Cannot create folder lock on
> /home/ibukun/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/foldername//mbox: Is a
> directory
>
> 3. Try to copy a message to the newly created folder. A similar error
> appears (cannot create folder lock: is a directory).
>
> Quite evidently evolution seems to have forgotten that the folder has
> been converted to maildir and is still trying to read it as mbox. This
> problem can only be solved by restarting evolution.
>
> Ibukun
>
>
>
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