Evolution - "Error while Refreshing folder" - IMAP password issue
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evolution (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
After booting my computer I encounter, for more than half the time, a message from Evolution that a single IMAP+ account cannot be read with:
Error while storing folder 'INBOX'....
Error while Refreshing folder 'INBOX'....
This seems to be an issue with Evolution reading my password properly. It reads like Bug #183136 but the workaround in that report - message #40 - about deleting folders.db didn't help.
If I check my passwords in:
System / Preferences / Passwords and Encryption keys (Seahorse)
they are fine.
I've found as a workaround I can:
- Delete the single password in Seahorse
- In Evolution use menu: File / Forget Passwords - but this forgets everything which I find time consuming to re-instate
However, Evolution can take hours to ask you for your password again. I can't force it to do this sooner. Eventually a dialog box pops up asking you. After that IMAP folders start working again.
Anyone know a better workaround or a fix?
My details:
$ lsb_release -rc
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
Evolution version: 2.30.2
Package:
$ dpkg -l evolution
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Description
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ii evolution 2.30.3-1ubuntu7.3 groupware suite with mail client and organizer
I believe my error was down to an IMAP server problem. I thing resetting the password was just a way to encourage Evolution to re-try the connection.
I'd recommend anyone encountering this error to try the connection with Thunderbird which can present a more informative message. In my case it was about the number of connections to the IMAP server being exceeded.