Timothy Murphy wrote: > Rex Dieter wrote: >>>> But I have worked out that the cause of the problem >>>> is that there exists a kind of ghost folder, "uidvalidity", >>>> which is listed among the folders on the kmail page >>>> but does not in fact seem to exist in my maildir on the server. >>>> >>>> Deleting the folder under kmail has no permanent effect; >>>> it simply re-appears when I re-start kmail. >>>> >>>> I assume the folder is listed in some way in the dovecot.index ; >>>> and my question really is: if I delete this index file >>>> will it be re-created automatically? >>>> >>>> This bug/feature seems to have been present for years, >>>> which I suppose is par for KDE. >> >> Years? Bugs filed? If so, where? > > At random, here is one from 2006: > <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=364953> *cough* upstream kde? *cough* :) -- Rex