Thunderbird 52.6.0/18.04 compact folder broken on Dovecot server

[Nataraj]

Under Thunderbird 52.6.0/Ubuntu 18.04 latest beta, when I connect to an IMAP server running Dovecot dovecot-1.0.7-9.el5_11.4 the compact command is missing from the individual folder menus. Works fine when I connect to Gmail's IMAP server.

Thunderbird 52.7.0 under Ubuntu 14.04 does not have this issue. I notice that the version of Thunderbird under 18.04 is actually older than the version under 14.04.

I sugguest an update to a more recent and stable release of Thunderbird before the final release date.

Thank You,
Nataraj
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[Nataraj (incoming-ubuntu)]

I noticed that Thunderbird was upgraded to 52.7 in the 18.04 release, but for some reason the problem still exists (compact folder missing from the folder menu) and still works consistantly for me under Ubuntu 14.04. I'm not sure why. I'm planning to upgrade my IMAP server and hoping that will resolve the issue.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Nataraj,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with compacting folders in Thunderbird. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu and Thunderbird have been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect BUGNUMBER
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and Thunderbird better.
G

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[Nataraj (incoming-ubuntu)]

Yes, this is still a problem for me and I can confirm that the same version under ubuntu 14.04 works correctly, so this is likely related to the build options used under 18.04, unless there is a library issue.

ii thunderbird 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 amd64 Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter

Under 14.04 which works:
ii thunderbird 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 amd64 Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi Nataraj.
Sorry for the delay in my reply.

Thanks for the update and the apport info. I'll look at next steps.
Take care
:)
G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for thunderbird (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Nataraj (incoming-ubuntu)]

I was sent a message asking if this bug still existed. I responded that it did, yet the bug report was changed to expired. How can this bug be reopened? Why was it previously in an incomplete state. I believe that I provided all of the requested information.. Am I suppose to change the status to something else?

Thank You.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Bug re-opened.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

My apologies, Nataraj. That was my mistake, leaving it at incomplete status when you had replied.
Thanks, Paul, for changing the status back to new.
G

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi Nataraj,
For the ease of the programmers, I will add a summery here to complete the bug report. Please feel free to add any corrections.
Also, do you mind if I update the title of the bug report to:
“thunderbird 52.9.1/18.04 compact folder broken for IMAP Dovecot”
Thanks
G
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SUMMARY:
Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 18.04
thunderbird 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
dovecot-1.0.7-9.el5_11.4
Problem is reproducable by the reporter.

Steps to reproduce:
1. In Ubuntu 18.04
2. In Thunderbird, in account connected to an IMAP server running Dovecot
2. right click on one folder in the folder list
3. no option available to compact the folder

4. In Ubuntu 14.04
5. In Thunderbird, in account connected to an IMAP server running Dovecot
6. right click on one folder in the folder list
7. compact folder option is available

Actual behaviour: compact folder option missing in Ubuntu 18.04 in same version of Thunderbird.

Expected behaviour: compact folder option should be available for folders.

Additional notes:
Only occurs with an IMAP server running Dovecot. Issue not evident on Gmail IMAP.

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[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be appreciated, if of course the issue is still current, you could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi#h=dupes%7CThunderbird.

If or when you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status.

If the issue has been resolved in a recent Thunderbird release then please let us know so that we can close this bug report.

Thanks in advance.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]