From 9d5f805981b2db9d9265c41c8a28bcf8f5784dc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vladimir Marek Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:48:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: add commant about UID not found on saved messages This add missing doc as requested on the mailing list for commit d5cbdc4c0e5. Also, add an entry in the changelog. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Marek Signed-off-by: Nicolas Sebrecht --- Changelog.draft.rst | 2 ++ docs/FAQ.rst | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Changelog.draft.rst b/Changelog.draft.rst index e840717..938a5e6 100644 --- a/Changelog.draft.rst +++ b/Changelog.draft.rst @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ others. New Features ------------ +* Handle when UID can't be found on saved messages. + Changes ------- diff --git a/docs/FAQ.rst b/docs/FAQ.rst index cebe766..3181a8a 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.rst +++ b/docs/FAQ.rst @@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ Then, on your next sync, the message will be re-downloaded with the proper UID. `OfflineIMAP`_ makes sure that the message was properly uploaded before deleting it, so there should be no risk of data loss. +But if you try to sync between two IMAP servers, where both are unable to +provide you with UID of the new message, then this will lead to infinite loop. +`OfflineIMAP`_ will upload the message to one server and delete on second. On +next run it will upload the message to second server and delete on first, etc. + Does OfflineIMAP support POP? -----------------------------