[Kde-pim] Data loss: kmail2 must not use existing [Folder-xy] settings on random new folders

[Sven Burmeister]

Am Samstag, 17. Dezember 2011, 11:52:47 schrieb Martin Steigerwald:
> So as Akonadi matures I expect and hope that database removal will not be
> advertised as a fix / work-around on the wiki page anymore except for the
> case where it has been corrupted by hardware issues or user error.

Just to clarify. I do not think that database removal is advertised as a fix 
on the wiki. However it is advertised that removing it will not lose any 
emails. Further it was stated many times that issues might be resolved by 
starting from scratch. The combination of those two and the ease of deleting a 
file cause users to try this first,  hoping for a quick fix if they encounter 
slowness, email retrieval being stuck etc. Simply because (I know I repeat 
myself) it is advertised that removing akonadi database will not lose any 
email but just status info.

Another reason to remove a file that does not contain any valuable data, i.e. 
no emails, for the user, would be its size. A growing (database) size whose 
size is in no relation to its content/use from a user's perspective, makes 
people want to reset it. akonadi has/had this issue, nepomuk never shrinks 
either etc. Again, this has nothing to do with whether it makes sense or 
whatever, it's only a description of  users' behaviour if they are told that 
they will not lose any emails (akonadi), files (nepomuk, amarok).

Since more settings are moving into the database this might actually change 
for email folders.

Sven
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