Re: Exchange 2007 Issues When Copying Between Folders

[Simon Josefsson]

Jake Colman <address@hidden> writes:

>>>>>> "SJ" == Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
>
>    SJ> Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
>    >> Jake Colman <address@hidden> writes:
>    >> 
>    >>> Simon,
>    >>> 
>    >>> Can you suggest something better to fix this problem?  I'm sure that 
> I'm
>    >>> not the only user who will want to use Gnus with Exchange 2007.  This
>    >>> fix, incorrect though it may be, does work.  Is there something other
>    >>> IMAP command that will get data in the way Gnus needs to see it?
>    >> 
>    >> Does the fix work?  In another post you said it didn't help.
>    >> 
>    >> We can introduce a variable nnimap-enable-exchange-bug-workaround that
>    >> toggles the way the code works.  You can set that variable, if it indeed
>    >> solves your problem, and others can leave it at its disabled default
>    >> value.
>
>    SJ> Here is what I propose, if 1:* really solves the problem.  Please test
>    SJ> it, apply the patch and customize nnimap-enable-minmax-bug-workaround 
> to
>    SJ> a non-nil value.
>
> Simon,
>
> I probably thought it wasn't working because of the performance issue
> sue to the amount of data being transferred.  Yes, the bug fix _does_
> work and I _am_ able get data from my Exchange server.  Unfortunately,
> it is quite slow and, has some other bugs with moving  email betweeen
> folders.

Ok, I have installed my proposed patch in gnus cvs.

You need to customize and enable nnimap-enable-minmax-bug-workaround to
use the slow behavior.

/Simon