[Bug 277530] New: Kmail encountered a fatal error and will terminate now. The error was: You do not have read/write access to your inbox folder

[Frits Spieker]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277530

           Summary: Kmail encountered a fatal error and will terminate
                    now. The error was: You do not have read/write access
                    to your inbox folder
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 2.1.1
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: crash
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: s.pamme at spiekerbros.com


Version:           2.1.1 (using KDE 4.6.4) 
OS:                Linux

For ages I have kept my mail in /home/user/Mail. The migration tool for 2.1.0
always crashed, but the migration tool for kmail 2.1.1. actually successfully
created all POP3 accounts and also recognized the /home/user/Mail directory as
a valid Maildir.

However, upon starting Kmail (or Kontact), the application tells that a fatal
error was encountered (see summary).
I checked and re-checked and re-re-checked all permissions and the /Mail
directory, all its subs and all files in there are owned by the user, and have
all the right permissions (read / write and execute on the directories)

In Kmail the top folders do show up, but none of the subfolders, let alone
email messages in them. (well over 20k messages)

When trying to do a "retrieve mail" on the KMail folder in Kmail, I get
messages such as "Folder /home/user/Mail/drafts does not seem to be a valid
email folder" (also for templates, trash etc.)

Another message that pops up is "Kmail Folders; Access control prohibits item
creation in folder 'Foldername'".

For testing purposes I have created a new account under linux and there Kmail
works like a charm, so it seems to be choking on some old setting.

New email messages do get retrieved from the email servers and do show up in
Kmail, but not where I would expect them. Downgrading makes me loose these
newly donwloaded messages, so I have now told akonadi to keep messages on the
server.

So far I have no choice but to downgrade again to a 1.x version of Kmail.

I don't seem to be the only one with this problem if I do a Google, but I still
need to find the golden solution.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See above


Expected Results:  
All email folders show up as expected containing all my email.

I am on 4.6.5 of KDE, but that number did not show yet in the list.

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