[Bug 141606] New: IMAP unread message count wrong

[Roger Oberholtzer]

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           Summary: IMAP unread message count wrong
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: roger opq se


Version:           1.9.6 (using KDE KDE 3.5.6)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

I am running kmail on OpenSuse 10.0 and 10.2, using the latest KDE 3.5.6 build. The  problem I am having has been around in previous releases as well. I have checked the reported kmail bugs that claim this has been fixed, but I do no think this is the case.

kmail connects to an imap server (courier-imap-4.0.4-3.2) to access mail. 

The issue I have with kmail is that it seems to get the wrong idea of when  there is a new message in a folder. Quite often it will say there are 50 new  messages when there are none. When I click on the folder, it figures that 
there were none. But until I click on the folder, the wrong idea about new  messages remains. There is no other process (other than procmail) accessing  the maildir folder. kmail is the only client to this imap server.

I have reported this on the SUSE lists and others have said they have the same problem, even with other IMAP servers like Cyrus.

If I use evolution (sorry...) in the exact same setup it never gets this wrong. So I cannot believe the imap server is the cause. Unless evolution silently deals with this.