https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338571
--- Comment #14 from Gunter Ohrner ---
Now on Kubuntu 16.04 and still no improvement, the bug prevails:
$ COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | egrep 'akonadi|kmail'
ii akonadi-backend-mysql4:15.12.3-0ubuntu6
all MySQL storage backend for Akonadi
ii akonadi-server 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu6
amd64 Akonadi PIM storage service
ii akonadiconsole 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 management and debugging console for akonadi
ii kmail4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 full featured graphical email client
ii libakonadi-kde4 4:4.14.10-1ubuntu2
amd64 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii libakonadi-kmime44:4.14.10-1ubuntu2
amd64 Akonadi MIME handling library
ii libakonadiprotocolinternals1 1.13.0-8ubuntu2
amd64 libraries for the Akonadi PIM storage service
ii libkf5akonadiagentbase5:amd644:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi agent base library
ii libkf5akonadicalendar5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 library providing calendar helpers for Akonadi
items
ii libkf5akonadicontact5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi contacts access library
ii libkf5akonadicore-bin4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Tools for Akonadi core library
ii libkf5akonadicore5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi core library
ii libkf5akonadimime5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi MIME handling library
ii libkf5akonadinotes5:amd644:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi notes access library
ii libkf5akonadiprivate54:15.12.3-0ubuntu6
amd64 libraries for the Akonadi PIM storage service
ii libkf5akonadisearchdebug5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi search debug library
ii libkf5akonadisearchpim5:amd644:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi search library
ii libkf5akonadiwidgets5:amd64 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
amd64 Akonadi widgets library
If I click on a larger folder, the following is logged by Akonadi - each line
taking close to one second to appear (Remember: the Dovecot IMAP server runs on
localhost in my case and the system uses a Samsung 840 EVO SSD), and
"Receiving" is done twice, as you can see above, before kMail actually
finishes:
$ 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 1000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 2000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 3000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 4000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 5000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 6000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 7000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 8000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 9000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 1 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 11000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 12000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 13000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 14000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 15000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 16000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 17000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 18000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 19000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 2 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 21000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 22000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 23000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 24000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 25000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 26000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 27000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 28000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 29000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 3 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 31000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 32000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 33000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 34000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 35000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 36000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 37000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 38000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 1000 In total: 39000 Wanted: 39643
Received: 643 In total: 39643 Wanted: 39643
finished