Offlineimap fails trying to create remote Archive folder

Martin Stabenfeldt martin at stabenfeldt.net
Mon Sep 29 09:34:08 BST 2014


Hi,

When I run offlineimap I get this error:

>   $ offlineimap
>   OfflineIMAP 6.5.5
>     Licensed under the GNU GPL v2+ (v2 or any later version)
>   Account sync martinstabenfeldtnet:
>    *** Processing account martinstabenfeldtnet
>    Establishing connection to imap.gmail.com:993
>    Creating folder drafts[martinstabenfeldtnet-local]
>    Creating folder Archive[martinstabenfeldtnet-local]
>    Creating folder archive[martinstabenfeldtnet-remote]
>    ERROR: Creating folder archive on repository martinstabenfeldtnet-remote
>     Folder 'archive'[martinstabenfeldtnet-remote] could not be created. Server responded: ('NO', ['[ALREADYEXISTS] Folder name conflicts with existing folder name. (Failure)'])
>    ERROR: Folder 'archive'[martinstabenfeldtnet-remote] could not be created. Server responded: ('NO', ['[ALREADYEXISTS] Folder name conflicts with existing folder name. (Failure)'])
>    *** Finished account 'martinstabenfeldtnet' in 0:01
>   ERROR: Exceptions occurred during the run!
>   ERROR: Creating folder archive on repository martinstabenfeldtnet-remote
>     Folder 'archive'[martinstabenfeldtnet-remote] could not be created. Server responded: ('NO', ['[ALREADYEXISTS] Folder name conflicts with existing folder name. (Failure)'])
>   
>   Traceback:
>     File "/usr/local/Cellar/offline-imap/6.5.6/libexec/offlineimap/repository/Base.py", line 236, in sync_folder_structure
>       src_repo.makefolder(dst_name_t)
>     File "/usr/local/Cellar/offline-imap/6.5.6/libexec/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py", line 406, in makefolder
>       OfflineImapError.ERROR.FOLDER)
>   
>   ERROR: Folder 'archive'[martinstabenfeldtnet-remote] could not be created. Server responded: ('NO', ['[ALREADYEXISTS] Folder name conflicts with existing folder name. (Failure)'])


This is my offlineimaprc file. I thought this would sync everything except the folders
that are listed in 'folder not in'. At least that's what I'm trying to make it do. :-)

> [general]
> accounts = martinstabenfeldtnet
> ui = ttyui
> 
> [Account martinstabenfeldtnet]
> localrepository  = martinstabenfeldtnet-local
> remoterepository = martinstabenfeldtnet-remote
> status_backend   = sqlite
> postsynchook     = notmuch new
> 
> 
> [Repository martinstabenfeldtnet-local]
> type = Maildir
> localfolders = ~/Mail/martinstabenfeldtnet
> 
> 
> 
> [Repository martinstabenfeldtnet-remote]
> realdelete = no
> 
> # IMAP with hardcoded GMail config
> type            = Gmail
> maxsyncaccounts = 10
> maxconnections  = 10
> 
> sslcacertfile = /usr/local/opt/curl-ca-bundle/share/ca-bundle.crt
> 
> 
> nametrans = lambda folder: {'[Gmail]/Drafts':    'drafts',
>                             '[Gmail]/Sent Mail': 'sent',
>                             '[Gmail]/Starred':   'flagged',
>                             '[Gmail]/Trash':     'trash',
>                             '[Gmail]/All Mail':  'archive',
>                             }.get(folder, folder)
> 
> 
> folderfilter = lambda folder: folder not in ['[Gmail]/Trash',
>                                              'Flask',
>                                              '[Gmail]/Important',
>                                              '[Gmail]/Spam',
>                                              ]
 

-- 
Martin Stabenfeldt
Tlf:  +47 93441707




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