Unsubscribing from an IMAP folder makes folder disappear completely from Subscription list and prompts to delete parent folder.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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thunderbird (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
File -> Subscribe...
I unchecked some folders from the Subscription screen and they disappeared completely from the list. Additionally, once I clicked OK, Thunderbird asked me if I was sure I wanted to Delete the parent folder.
== Reproduce ==
1) Uncheck a folder from the File -> Subscribe... dialog box.
== Expected Behavior ==
1) Box should uncheck.
2) Thunderbird should not prompt to Delete the parent folder.
== Actual Behavior ==
1) Box unchecks.
2) Folder disappears from list and won't show up even after clicking Refresh.
3) Thunderbird prompts to Delete the parent folder after clicking OK.
== Workaround ==
1) Collapse the parent folder.
2) Expand the parent folder.
3) Unchecked folder shows back up in list.
== Notes ==
I found a superuser.com thread about this exact Collapse/Expand problem from three years ago:
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: thunderbird 1:38.2.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
AddonCompatChec
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20150818212443
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug 27 14:38:42 2015
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExt
English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
Thunderbird (default) - {972ce4c6-
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-10 (869 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130410)
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
tun0 no wireless extensions.
Plugins:
Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/
iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/
IcedTea-Web Plugin (using IcedTea-Web 1.5.2 (1.5.2-1ubuntu2)) - /usr/lib/
PrefSources:
prefs.js
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=
RelatedPackageV
rhythmbox-mozilla 3.1-1ubuntu3
icedtea-7-plugin 1.5.2-1ubuntu2
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-25 (94 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
It looks like this may have been fixed. Checking and unchecking Subscribe works as expected.
sciri@unusual:~$ lsb_release -a Unknown/ Install/ Remove/ Purge/Hold Not/Inst/ Conf-files/ Unpacked/ halF-conf/ Half-inst/ trig-aWait/ Trig-pend /Reinst- required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ======= ======= ==-==== ======= ===-=== ======= ====-== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 15.10
Release: 15.10
Codename: wily
sciri@unusual:~$ dpkg-query -l thunderbird
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
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ii thunderbird 1:38.5.1+build amd64 Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integr
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