<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Yeah, I've seen this a few times. It seems to be a result of the mail > summary files getting out of sync with the mailbox files. > > This seems to happen if there is something that has upset the mail > download or folder compaction processes. I'm guessing these operations > work against messages in bulk rather than singly, and when there is an > interruption it leaves the two files in an unsynchronized state. IOW, > the .msf header information points to the wrong entry in the mailbox > file. It's analogous to a non-ACID database choking in the middle of a > transaction. > > There is a workaround. If you see it happening, just exit Mozilla and > delete all the affected .msf files in your mail directories. When you > relaunch and check mail the .msf files will be automatically recreated. > > If you want to see that this problem is solved in future releases, you > should post it to Bugzilla. > > --rt > > > Johnny Yen wrote: > > > Anyone have this problem? (this has caused me to delete N6.2 from my system > > and use Outlook for mail) I was 'getting' my mail last night (had some > > important emails coming). There were about 30+ emails. Half way through > > download, my modem dropped connection. I reconnected, and 'got mail' once > > again. When finished, I clicked on each mail to read. The problem is that > > now the message subjects did not match the message body! They were like 4 > > or 5 off (the amount that had downloaded before the disconnect). > > >
I have to assume no one has filed a bug on this (unbelievable) so I do it. R
