OfflineIMAP
Syncronization of previously deleted/moved emails: 'failed to label messages: Message does not exist'
I have a problem with mails deleted in the IMAP server and in the local files. If I sync my mail using offlineimap, then I delete one mail from the inbox in the computer and delete the same mail in the server (with webmail/app) and finally I sync my mail again using offlineimap, offlineimap crash with the log attached.
Offlineimap is trying to move a mail in the server but the mail was previously deleted. Then, It crash. If I am running the offlineimap continuosly, I need wait three minutes to sync again, and offlineimap crash again with every mail deleted. For example, If I remove 10 mails using my mobile phone app, I need wait 30 minutes to get my mail sync in the computer. Finally, offlineimap crashes and terminates.
More people can reproduce the same problem??
The problem is between lines 706-728 in the file offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py:
try:
(typ, dat) = imapobj.append(
self.getfullIMAPname(),
imaputil.flagsmaildir2imap(flags),
date, msg.as_bytes(policy=output_policy))
# This should only catch 'NO' responses since append()
# will raise an exception for 'BAD' responses:
if typ != 'OK':
# For example, Groupwise IMAP server
# can return something like:
#
# NO APPEND The 1500 MB storage limit \
# has been exceeded.
#
# In this case, we should immediately abort
# the repository sync and continue
# with the next account.
err_msg = \
"Saving msg (%s) in folder '%s', " \
"repository '%s' failed (abort). " \
"Server responded: %s %s\n" % \
(msg_id, self, self.getrepository(), typ, dat)
raise OfflineImapError(err_msg, OfflineImapError.ERROR.REPO)
I cannot find information about this message (failed to label messages: Message does not exist (Code=2501, Status=0)) in the RFC9051 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9051).
Solve the problem could be easy, something like (CODE NOT TESTED):
if typ != 'OK': # <- Line already in the file
if "Message does not exist" in dat:
# Message probably previously moved, we return 0
# The mail will be deleted in local and synced in the next run
return 0
# For example, Groupwise IMAP server # <- Line already in the file
# can return something like: # <- Line already in the file
We return 0 because in the Basy.py file we have (lines 828 - 847), we call in 828 (first line) the call to "savemessage" and check the return code equal to 0 in line 840 (elif new_uid == 0:)
new_uid = dstfolder.savemessage(uid, message, flags, rtime)
if new_uid > 0:
if new_uid != uid:
# Got new UID, change the local uid to match the new one.
self.change_message_uid(uid, new_uid)
statusfolder.deletemessage(uid)
# Got new UID, change the local uid.
# Save uploaded status in the statusfolder.
statusfolder.savemessage(new_uid, message, flags, rtime)
# Check whether the mail has been seen.
if 'S' not in flags:
self.have_newmail = True
elif new_uid == 0:
# Message was stored to dstfolder, but we can't find it's UID
# This means we can't link current message to the one created
# in IMAP. So we just delete local message and on next run
# we'll sync it back
# XXX This could cause infinite loop on syncing between two
# IMAP servers ...
self.deletemessage(uid)
What do you think? Comments are appreciated.
Best regards, kix
General informations
- system/distribution (with version):
- offlineimap version (
offlineimap -V): offlineimap v8.0.0, imaplib2 v3.05, - Python version: Python v3.11.6
Logs, error
*** Finished account 'Mail' in 0:29
INFO:OfflineImap:*** Finished account 'Mail' in 0:29
ERROR: Exceptions occurred during the run!
WARNING:OfflineImap:ERROR: Exceptions occurred during the run!
ERROR: offlineimap.error.OfflineImapError: Saving msg (<1234567890@xxxx>) in folder 'Trash', repository 'Remote-Mail' failed (abort). Server responded: NO [b'failed to label messages: Message does not exist (Code=2501, Status=0)']
WARNING:OfflineImap:ERROR: offlineimap.error.OfflineImapError: Saving msg (<1234567890@xxxx>) in folder 'Trash', repository 'Remote-Mail' failed (abort). Server responded: NO [b'failed to label messages: Message does not exist (Code=2501, Status=0)']
Traceback:
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 298, in syncrunner
self.__sync()
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 424, in __sync
syncfolder(self, remotefolder, quick)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 669, in syncfolder
localfolder.syncmessagesto(remotefolder, statusfolder)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 1177, in syncmessagesto
action(dstfolder, statusfolder)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 1004, in __syncmessagesto_copy
self.copymessageto(uid, dstfolder, statusfolder, register=0)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 828, in copymessageto
new_uid = dstfolder.savemessage(uid, message, flags, rtime)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py", line 728, in savemessage
raise OfflineImapError(err_msg, OfflineImapError.ERROR.REPO)
WARNING:OfflineImap:
Traceback:
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 298, in syncrunner
self.__sync()
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 424, in __sync
syncfolder(self, remotefolder, quick)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/accounts.py", line 669, in syncfolder
localfolder.syncmessagesto(remotefolder, statusfolder)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 1177, in syncmessagesto
action(dstfolder, statusfolder)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 1004, in __syncmessagesto_copy
self.copymessageto(uid, dstfolder, statusfolder, register=0)
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/Base.py", line 828, in copymessageto
new_uid = dstfolder.savemessage(uid, message, flags, rtime)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/kix/src/offlineimap3/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py", line 728, in savemessage
raise OfflineImapError(err_msg, OfflineImapError.ERROR.REPO)
Steps to reproduce the error
- Sync your mail using offlineimap
- Delete one mail from your inbox in the computer and delete the same mail in the server (with webmail/app)
- Sync your mail using offlineimap
