Mozilla Thunderbird

Download folder settings are inconsistent between create and move

Bug #1796777 reported by Humphrey van Polanen Petel
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Mozilla Thunderbird
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thunderbird (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When "message synchronizing" is set to download messages from an IMAP account, a newly created folder under the inbox is automatically set to download messages as well, but when that folder is then moved (using the mouse) under some other folder, the "download" check box on the panel "Items for offline use" is cleared.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: thunderbird 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: humphrey 2434 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: humphrey 2434 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20180710085647
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Oct 9 11:41:44 2018
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-13 (299 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp4s0 proto static metric 100
 169.254.0.0/16 dev enp4s0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev enp4s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.101 metric 100
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 enp4s0 no wireless extensions.
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
MostRecentCrashID: bp-3f3dab64-e8aa-4350-afd1-b05560180506
Plugins: Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/defaults/preferences/lightning.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=52.9.1/20180710085647 (In use)
RfKill:

RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-08-28 (41 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.3.0
dmi.board.name: 0N185P
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A02
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.3.0:bd06/22/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro420Series:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N185P:rvrA02:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 420 Series
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Humphrey van Polanen Petel (hpvpp) wrote :
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In , Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:63.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/63.0

Steps to reproduce:

Original report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1796777

Original report filed using Ubuntu 16.04 and Thunderbird 52.9.1
Confirmed using Ubuntu 18.10 and Thunderbird 60.2.1

In order to confirm the above report in Ubuntu I created a folder in one of my IMAP accounts where all messages are set to be downloaded. The "Select this folder for offline use" checkbox was selected as I would expect sub-folders to inherit the properties of the main folder. I then moved this test folder elsewhere in the folder tree.

Actual results:

The "Select this folder for offline use" check box was cleared.

Expected results:

The "Select this folder for offline use" check box should remain checked.

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Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

Confirmed using Ubuntu 19.04 (dev) and Thunderbird 60.2.1
Reported Upstream: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507804

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in thunderbird (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Paul White (paulw2u)
summary: - thunderbird download settings are inconsistent
+ Download settings are inconsistent between create and move
summary: - Download settings are inconsistent between create and move
+ Download folder settings are inconsistent between create and move
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In , Vseerror (vseerror) wrote :

Walt does this also fail for you?

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In , Wls220spring (wls220spring) wrote :

It did the first time I moved the folder.

I created a test folder at the account level.
Checked that "Select this folder for offline use" was enabled.
Moved it to be under the [Gmail] folder where I have Drafts, Sent Mail, Trash, Spam, Bugzilla and a couple other folders.
Checked "Properties > Synchronization" and the check mark was removed.
Reset the check mark to enable "Select this folder for offline use".
Then moved it again several times and it remained checked.

HTH

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status: Unknown → New
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