Changed IMAP MOVE behavior in Dovecot 2.2.x

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 14.07.2014 22:45, schrieb Michael M Slusarz:
> Quoting Iavor Stoev <iavor at icdsoft.com>:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> After the migration to Dovecot 2.2.13 from Dovecot 2.1.17,
>> I noticed a changed behavior when I move a message from one folder to
>> another. I use Thunderbird with: Account Settings -> Server Settings
>> -> When I delete a message: Just mark it as deleted.
>>
>> I use Thunderbird 24.6.0 with IMAP.
>>
>> With Dovecot 2.1.x when I move a message, the message appears in the
>> new folder and is marked for deletion in the original folder (which
>> gives me an easy option to undo the action if I made a mistake until I
>> choose to Compact/Purge the folder).
>>
>> With Dovecot 2.2.x when I move the a message it is marked for deletion
>> and is AUTO Compacted/Purged immediately.
>>
>> Is there a way to achieve the 2.1.x behavior with Dovecot 2.2.x?
> 
> Dovecot 2.2 implemented the new IMAP MOVE extension, which Thunderbird
> is using.  Short of manually removing MOVE from Dovecot's CAPABILITY
> listing, there's not much you can do since I don't think Thunderbird
> provides an easy way to alter the low-level IMAP interaction.
> 
> The IMAP MOVE functionality is much preferred over your expected
> behavior since a COPY/STORE/EXPUNGE (how you must do a move without the
> MOVE extension) is not atomic and can leave the mailbox(es) in an
> inconsistent state.
> 
> Leaving a copy of the message in the original mailbox, that requires
> manual deletion, is most definitely not what most users expect for a
> move, even given a liberal interpretation of "move", so you are
> describing a very non-standard way of accessing your mailboxes.
> 
> michael

great you point that out , i missed this


Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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