Oswald Buddenhagen writes:

> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 09:34:26AM +0200, Alan Schmitt wrote:
>> I tried setting up mbsync this week-end, and it worked well except for
>> one big thing. I tried moving a message from my inbox to some other
>> mailbox, and during the next synchronization I got the following error.
>> 
>> ,----
>> | Maildir error: duplicate UID 49.
>> `----
>> 
>> The problem is that the message was removed from the inbox, but was not
>> put in the target mailbox: it was completely deleted.
>> 
> this is too vague to say anything.

I'm sorry, I'll try to provide more information.

> what does the "completely deleted" refer to? the slave or the master?
> if it's the master, then it's most likely because the message simply was
> not propagated due to the error. you need to fix the file name (edit out
> the UID) and sync again.
> if it's the slave, then i have no clue - the error should have stopped
> any syncing attempts.

I'm sure it was gone from the master, I searched for the message on the
slave, and I could not find it.

>> I'm using mu4e as mailer (compiled from this week-end git repository).
>> 
> tell the author to fix the message move function. he should not simply
> re-use the old file name in the new folder.

I see, so such problems will occur if a file name is reused. I'll voice
my concerns with him then.

Thanks,

Alan

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