[Bug 299261] Re: movemail account does not work with global inbox

[Biörn]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: thunderbird
  
  When setting up a movemail account in Thunderbird, the wizard provides
- the option to the Global Inbox with the account.  However, this type of
- account seems not to support the global inbox.
+ the option to use the Global Inbox with the account.  However, this type
+ of account seems not to support the global inbox.
  
  To reproduce:
  - Create a new account of type 'Unix Mailspool (Movemail)'. In the wizard choose 'Use Global Inbox' (it is checked by default).
  - Send mail to yourself (verify that it arrived with ls -l /var/mail/<username>)
  - Get mail for the movemail account
  
  Expected behaviour:
  - new messages from the /var/mail/username mailbox are moved to the global inbox under the Local Folders account.
  
  Observed behaviour:
  - Nothing happens, the Local Folders account does not even have an 'Inbox' folder.
  - Instead, messages are copied to the account-local inbox (.mozilla-thunderbird/.../Mail/localhost/Inbox).
  - In the movemail account settings, there is no option to control the use of the global inbox (as with POP accounts).
  
  Without the global inbox option reading mail works.
  Note: I have no other account configured which could make use of the global inbox (only IMAP accounts) -- in case this matters.
  
  thunderbird 2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Dependencies:
   
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  Package: mozilla-thunderbird None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-thunderbird.list]
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LC_TIME=en_DK.utf8
   PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/tcsh
  SourcePackage: thunderbird
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

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movemail account does not work with global inbox
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299261
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