[Bug 104956] dimap: sudden mail loss

[Arne Schmitz]

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------- Additional Comments From arne.schmitz gmx net  2006-06-28 18:46 -------
Am Mittwoch, 28. Juni 2006 18:37 schrieb Pierre Habouzit:
> a simple workaround would be that when a transaction is started with that
> or this folder, a file stating it must be created (like a lock file). that
> MUST be done with care. if that file already exists, then NOTHING must be
> done, and the user must be warned that something went wrong, that he should
> backup the mail in that folder somewhere else, kmail then *HAS* to sync
> that folder from scratch (invalidating its whole .index/.uidcache files
> completely, not trusting them *AT ALL*) and let the user take the files
> that he backed up back if needed.


Interesting idea. How do other MUAs handle this? For example how does 
Thunderbird handle (D)IMAP accounts?

Arne