On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:42:17 +0800, lina wrote: > The problem is that: > > 1] The folder in server failed to synchronize to the icedove local one. > > So there are only Inbox, Drafts and Trash in icedove. > > On the server (namely through webpage), I once created such as debian > folder to filter those emails from debian-list. Linux-kernel folder to > filter emails from Linux-kernel.
Maybe is that the rest of the folders are hidden... Did you "subscribe" to them? > 2] I attempt to create new folder and re-build the filter on icedove. so > when I click the right button and choose "New Folder" > > If the new folder name is the same as the one in server, it showed me: > The current operation on "debian" did not succeed. The server for the > account lina@myemailaddress respond: Target folder already exist. > > I had no problem created a folder such as TEST (so long as the name is > not the same as the one on the server), but during rename, it would me > respond: Target folder already exist. Well, this looks quite normal because you cannot have two folders with the same name on an IMAP account (they collide), so nothing wrong here :-) > 3] The folder in server which contains other emails failed to show in > the icedove. (some emails last 2 years). > > 4] I don't know what to do, even I tried to remove the account and > re-add the account again. I think you have to read about the basics on how to configure Gmail IMAP accounts in Thunderbird: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Gmail_with_Thunderbird_and_Mozilla_Suite There are some things you have to tweak to get them play nicely with each other. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
