Re: [Evolution] SOLVED (probably) Re: "Error while performing operation. Cannot get message with message ID ..."

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sat, 2019-08-03 at 14:23 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> Am Samstag, den 03.08.2019, 12:01 +0100 schrieb Patrick O'Callaghan:
> > On Sat, 2019-08-03 at 07:58 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > > This means (probably) that evolution 3.32.1 doesn't properly cope
> > > with
> > > folders which are used/accessed by two or more IMAP clients
> > > simultaneously. A message ID can be valid in one moment and invalid
> > > in
> > > the next, because a different agent has done something. That's not
> > > an
> > > error, it should just be ignored (as far as I can tell).
> >
> > How is Evolution supposed to know it's not an error? If you have two
> > different and uncoordinated email clients manipulating the same
> > server
> > mailbox, each of them can only report on what it sees.
>
> I don't know. But it should be taken into consideration that this can
> happen and is not an error.

The server reported a message as being present, but then can't deliver
it. How is this different from an actual server-side error and how is
the client supposed to know?

> > If you want to use getmail to fetch mail and put it on your local
> > IMAP
> > server, then I suggest you point Evolution to the *local* server.
>
> That's what I'm doing, with the other account.

I fail to see what you gain from not doing it with this account as
well. What is the point?

poc