Bug 238461 – mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.18 can not change case of folder name (A folder with that name already exists. Write another name.)

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Erik 2008-09-23 11:05:33 UTC]

mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.16 (and earlier versions in Portage) can not change the case of a folder name.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Right-click on a folder.
2. Select "Change name" or "Properties".
3. Change the case if a letter in the name (for example "GEntoo" -> "Gentoo").
4. Press OK.

Actual Results:  
An error popup dialog says: A folder with that name already exists. Write another name.

Expected Results:  
The name is changed.

A workaround is to change the name to something different and then change to the intended name with correct case.

[Comment 1 Someone Else Who Won't Be Here 2008-09-24 06:20:32 UTC]

I only see this behaviour with local mail folders.

Using cyrus as the imap server name changes work: Folder to folder to FOLDER to Folder.  

Installed versions:  2.0.0.16

Are your mail folders locally stored?

[Comment 2 Erik 2008-09-24 06:25:37 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Are your mail folders locally stored?

Yes.

[Comment 3 Raúl Porcel (RETIRED) 2008-09-24 16:01:54 UTC]

Tried with -bin?

[Comment 4 Erik 2008-09-24 16:20:01 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Tried with -bin?

No, never tried any version of the mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin package.

[Comment 5 Raúl Porcel (RETIRED) 2008-09-24 16:22:05 UTC]

(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > Tried with -bin?
> 
> No, never tried any version of the mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin package.
> 

Try it then :)

[Comment 6 DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre, aka DoubleHP 2008-12-06 01:35:39 UTC]

Created attachment 174377 [details]
/tmp/emerge--info

Same for me. Old bug. I think it may already be reported upstream. Check it.

[Comment 7 DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre, aka DoubleHP 2008-12-06 01:36:40 UTC]

Also update the summary: can repro with 2.0.0.18

[Comment 8 Jory A. Pratt 2010-03-22 01:19:45 UTC]

(In reply to comment #7)
> Also update the summary: can repro with 2.0.0.18
> 

If you can reproduce please reopen and update bug summary. 2.x is no longer supported by gentoo now that we have stabilized 3.0

[Comment 9 DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre, aka DoubleHP 2010-03-22 06:03:05 UTC]

Inbox => New folder = "Plop"
Plop => Rename = "PlOp" => A folder with that name already exists.

Inbox was choosen in the local folders. To make sure thise was not an Imap limitation :)

=> reproductible with 3.0.3 . Can not update title because I don't have power in this bug.

[Comment 10 DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre, aka DoubleHP 2010-03-22 06:08:50 UTC]

Please some one reopen this bug.

[Comment 11 Jory A. Pratt 2010-03-22 11:58:41 UTC]

(In reply to comment #10)
> Please some one reopen this bug.
> 

Actually will not be fixed, it is due to support for windows that you can not rename using same name as existing folder.

[Comment 12 Jory A. Pratt 2010-03-22 11:59:04 UTC]

As as I said this is due to windows support which will not be fixed.

[Comment 13 DEMAINE Benoît-Pierre, aka DoubleHP 2010-03-22 17:17:37 UTC]

So, because one stupid OS has limitations, all other OS must endure them ??? Why not limit folder names and email subjects to 8 character length to ensure DOS 6.22 compatibility ?

[Comment 14 Erik 2010-03-23 06:24:38 UTC]

This bug is certainly valid in Gentoo (although not serious because of the workaround). I do not care about other systems.

[Comment 15 Erik 2010-03-23 06:32:16 UTC]

Link to upstream bug report added.