Re: [Evolution] moving folders from local to imap doesn't update filters

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2009-03-06 at 07:09 -0500, Art Alexion wrote:
> I know the following breaks filters.  Delete a destination folder.
> Recreate it with the same name. The filter is still there, i.e. the
> test portion is there, but there is no destination.
>
> I have done this using web access to the account when there is no easy
> way to otherwise empty the folder.
>
> I think this is evidence that the filtration back end tracks folders
> in suc a way that any modifications to the folders breaks the filter.

No it isn't. If it's evidence of anything, it's that the filter code
doesn't remember that you once had a folder with a specific name but
then removed it (using a procedure external to Evolution). I'm not
really surprised this doesn't work.

However the case of simply changing the name of a folder definitely does
work, i.e. the filters update automatically. I've done this lots of
times. What I haven't done is move a folder between accounts and see
what happens to the filters, which is what the OP is asking about.

poc