https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415922
Bug ID: 415922 Summary: Changing/Setting maildir folder in settings is not working Product: Akonadi Version: 5.11.3 Platform: Kubuntu Packages OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: Maildir Resource Assignee: kdepim-b...@kde.org Reporter: rscha...@onlinehome.de Target Milestone: --- When a new maildir resource is created referring to an already populated maildir (what most people will want to do), the existing content will not show up. When an existing maildir (e.g. the one that is created per default) is set to a maildir at an other place, also the content will not show up. In both the ways, adding entries (via kmail) to the created/changed maildir resource will add the entries at the default location of the maildir, e.g. somewhere at ~/.local/share/ Another observation that came along with this, not clearly knowing if this is a bug or a feature: When the given path is outside the home directory tree, the selected directory will be replaced by an URL starting with file:// (in my case file:///data/user/mail/ when selecting the path /data/user/mail). I did not see this behavior in previous versions of akonadi used. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Copy some mail into a directory 2. Create a maildir resource using kmail/kontact OBSERVED RESULT The resource will not show any mail content in kmail/kontact. Adding mail to the resource will store it in a maildir at .local/share/ EXPECTED RESULT The maildir resource should really switch to a given location, not just show it in the dialog SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 19.10 KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.62.0 Qt Version: 5.12.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Workaround: By changing the setting Path of the resource through akonadiconsole (resource context menu -> Configure -> Configure Remotely), the maildir resource can be forced to read it's mails from the expected location. The same error is reported already in Bug 415245, but I fear this will be hard to catch. I hope my description is a bit more helpful. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.