Re: [Evolution] Can't expunge trash

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 12:27 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 21:11 +0900, grasshopper wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 09:50 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > > I am in total confusion now.  I know that I am working in
> > > > my /home/grasshopper directory, so where or how do I find  the above if
> > > > they are not 'directory'.
> > > Could you post the output of 
>
> > >   ls -l ~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox
> > -rw------- 1 grasshopper users 1256574 2010-08-19
> > 21:01 /home/grasshopper/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox
>
> So since local/Inbox is file and not a directory that's why you are
> having a problem.  i.e. that's why you get the error message:
>
>  Error storing '~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox/OpenSuSe (mbox)': Summary
>  and folder mismatch, even after a sync

For local mbox-format mail, it's normal for Inbox to be a file, even
when it notionally has subfolders (that's what Inbox.sbd represents).

> In your mail folder tree in the Evolution gui, do you have a folder
> called 'OpenSuSe' hanging of the Inbox?  If not, where is the folder
> called 'OpenSuSe'?

Presumably inside Inbox.sbd but without a more detailed listing we can't
be sure.

> One other thing, you said in an earlier message: "but once I go to the
> OpenSuSe account" - what do you mean by that? 

Good question.


> > If it helps, I did a 'zypper dup' and it's since then that the
> problem
> > started.
>
> No idea what zypper is ... quick google ... ah OK, it's a command line
> package manager for RPM, aka a yum clone. Did you do the full upgrade
> to
> OpenSUSE 11.2 using this, or was it after an update to 11.2?

I'm afraid I have nothing to contribute regarding OpenSUSE or zypper. I
use Fedora.

poc