Tickets :: Comment on [#2211] Inconsistent fetchmail behavior

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Comment	> The fetchmail/accounts code in IMP behaves inconsistently, depending > on the results of a fetchmail operation. In addition, the message > index is not updated if new messages are received. > > > > mailbox_start=1 > > sort_by=0 > > sort_dir=0 > > > > Examples: > > > > On initial login, with unread or read messages in the INBOX, if you > have fetchmail configured as a maintenance task and confirm that, and > no new messages are on the remote server, you are dropped into your > INBOX, at the first unread message. This works as expected. > > > > On initial login, with no unread message in the INBOX, if you have > fetchmail configured as a maintenance task and confirm that, you're > dropped into your INBOX and the notification is that Fetchmail: N > messages in Account name. However, the message index is not updated > to reflect the fact that you have a new message and you are > positioned at the beginning of the messages. I would expect that the > number of new messages would be reflected in the INBOX and that you > would be taken to the first new unread message. But I need to > refresh to get that to happen. > > > > On initial login, with one or more unread messages in your INBOX, if > you have fetchmail configured as a maintenance task and confirm that, > you're dropped into your INBOX and the notification is that > Fetchmail: N messages in Account name. However, the message index is > not updated to reflect the fact that you have a new message and you > are positioned at the first unread "old" message. Again, you have to > refresh your INBOX to see the new message count. > > > > After initial login, if you go to the Accounts icon in the menu of > IMP and force a check for new messages, you are presented with a > confirmation screen. After you confirm, your accounts are checked. > And you are returned to the confirmation screen, with Fetchmail: N > messages in Account name. My expectation is that you'd be returned > to your INBOX (or whatever folder you were in when you invoked > fetchmail). > > > > I think the algorithm for fetchmail should go something like this > (everywhere its invoked from): > > > > Check for confirmation and which accounts to check > > Check for mail in remote accounts > > Update folder index with new message index > > Return to either the folder that fetchmail was called from, or > initial_page (if initial login and there was no folder that fetchmail > was called from) and honor the value of mailbox_start
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