evolution can't create directories on imap (not imapx) accounts

[1448412]

I tried to create a directory on an gmail imap account. Using the context menu Evolution offered a window asking where to create the new folder in. But this window only contains local directories. Another machine running ubuntu 10.04 is able to create directories on the very same account using thunderbird.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: evolution 3.2.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 19 21:35:24 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evolution
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-19 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[osprey (theosprey)]

I'm in the same situation, I've tried to create a new directory on imap server using evolution, but the dialog window displays only local accounts.
My installation is on standard x86, so event the 32 bit version is affected.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Could you please let us know what type of account is being used for IMAP in the Evolution settings? Is the account created with IMAP, or IMAP+ (imapx)?

I can't reproduce this issue with IMAP+; perhaps it's a valid workaround for this issue.

Thanks!

[1448412 (uli-rgbg)]

Bonjour Mathieu,

Thanks for your response. You are perfectly right! Changing the settings to imap+/imapx the problem disappears; It is indeed a valid workaround. (And you made my day :-)

Can you confirm the problem when using the "imap" method?

Many thanks and greetings!

[osprey (theosprey)]

Hi Mathieu,

The workaround is valid also for the 32 bit version!

Many thanks

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

So this might be an issue limited to IMAP (not imap+), so setting to Triaged.

It might even be a relatively simple thing to fix.

[Chelo (chelo)]

For me doesn't work even with imap+ (gmail)

[David Sterratt (david-c-sterratt)]

This bug affects me and I've reported this on the gnome bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665253

[David Sterratt (david-c-sterratt)]

There is now a one-line patch that fixes this issue:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=665253#c5
It would be great to apply it to evolution in Oneric.

[Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)]

Please disregard the previous change, that was just a user messing with bugs :/

[Jörg Frings-Fürst (jff-de)]

change status to Fix Released (see gnome-bugs)