I was able to overcome this problem by selecting "Show only subscribed folders" in [Account Editor]->[Receiving Options] and by selecting "Override server-supplied folder namespace" in the same tab, with the namespace "" (two double quotes).
It's possible that the default behaviour should not be to scan gigs of non-mail-related directories in ~/, but that's another story... Market invalid. ** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Evolution incessantly Scanning folders in "IMAP server ..." with SSL https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs