Fails to copy all mail messages in a folder from imap host to local folder

[Douglas Royds]

Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird

1. Click-and-drag a mail folder (containing many subfolders and messages) from an imap host
2. Hold down the Ctrl key to ensure that the folder is copied
3. Drop the folder onto Local Folders account

I expect the folder, all its subfolders, and all messages therein to be copied, complete with structure, to my local folders.

A simple folder structure with 4 subfolders, 2 sub-subfolders, and 14 messages succeeded.

A large folder structure with 5 subfolders, each containing 5-20 sub-subfolders, and a grand total of 743 messages partially failed, silently.
   - The folder structure appears to have been copied successfully.
   - Only 56 messages were copied
   - Unsuccessful subfolders have been created on disk as empty files
   - Successful subfolders appear to contain all messages, though I haven't checked thoroughly

Note my local folder settings:
   user_pref("mail.account.account1.server", "server1");
   user_pref("mail.accountmanager.localfoldersserver", "server1");
   user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory", "/home/roydsd/Documents/Email");

Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10
thunderbird 2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0

[Douglas Royds (douglas-royds)]

I note that the "Binary package hint" given above is wrong. I do not have the package "mozilla-thunderbird" installed, but rather "thunderbird" as specified.

Where did the Binary package hint come from?

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.