[On 6/23/09 7:53 AM, "Rex Dieter" <rdieter at math.unl.edu> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Debian patches the hell out of KDE, and so do most other distros, this bug should not be called a "KDE" bug unless you've completely verified with vanilla source and have fully analyzed the code paths to assure that it isn't a distribution patch that screwed the pooch.