It only seems to sync when you switch to another folder. On Nov 15, 2007 9:58 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 19:16 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 13:31 -0500, Art Alexion wrote: > > > On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 13:19 -0500, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 12:07 -0500, Art Alexion wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 10:36 -0500, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 11:30 -0500, Art Alexion wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 13:34 -0500, Marcus Senna Borges de > Barros wrote: > > > > > > > > I using Evo 2.12.0 on Ubuntu Gutsy, and after I copied my > email from > > > > > > > > previous versions to the personal folders, the filters only > work when > > > > > > > > I select the messages (and also if the filter rule doesn't > involve > > > > > > > > moving mail to a folder). No message error is given. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there any way to find out what is happening? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been told on this list that this is a known and ongoing > problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > IMHO the most common reason for automatic filters not working is > that > > > > > > more than one client is accessing the server mailbox > concurrently, > > > > > > meaning that messages are not "new" and so are not filtered. See > > > > > > > http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_my_mail_filters_not_work.3F > > > > > > > > > > OK, it is rare, but sometimes possible that I am concurrently > accessing > > > > > the account using > > > > > 1. evo 2.6 (Novell) on SLED 10.1 > > > > > 2. evo 2.12.1 on xubuntu gutsy > > > > > 3. MS Outlook 2000 SP-3 on XP SP-2. > > > > > > > > > > None the less, this should not be my problem because I have: > > > > > A. The same filters on all of the clients, and > > > > > B. All of the filters move messages to folders on the > exchange > > > > > server. > > > > > > > > > > For example, I have an exchange folder called "evolution" where > all > > > > > messages from this list are supposed to be diverted to when they > arrive. > > > > > That filter is on all of the clients. > > > > > > > > > > So, no matter which client accesses the new message first, it > should > > > > > still be diverted to the evolution folder and accessible to the > other > > > > > clients with access to that server-based folder. > > > > > > > > No necessarily. Remember that Evo follows IMAP semantics (even for > > > > non-IMAP servers), i.e. it "moves" a message by copying and > deleting, > > > > and "deletes" a message by marking it, so until the original folder > is > > > > expunged there are two physical copies of the message on the server. > > > > > > OK, but aren't they marked deleted on the server, and therefore, not > > > "read" but unavailable to other clients? In fact that is the way it > > > works when I have Outlook running concurrently. Outlook applies the > > > filter, moves the message, and Evo only sees it in the destination > > > folder, not two copies. > > > > They are marked \Deleted on the server. All I'm saying is that an > > instance of Evo distinct from the one that did the deletion will not > > notice the updated status until it resynchs. > > (Sorry to reply to my own post) > > I'd just like to add that Evo does not push message status info back to > the server as quickly as one might like. In fact I suspect it only does > it when resynching. I've frequently had the following scenario: > > - Start Evo > - Delete some messages > - Have a crash or hang for some unrelated reason > - Restart Evo > - Find the same messages not deleted > > As others have mentioned more than once, it would be useful to have an > explicit "Synch the current folder state" button (perhaps as a variant > of Send/Receive). > > poc > > _______________________________________________ > Evolution-list mailing list > Evolution-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list >
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