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[Ray Nichols <813772@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe my error was down to an IMAP server problem. I thing resetting
the password was just a way to encourage Evolution to re-try the
connection.

I'd recommend anyone encountering this error to try the connection with
Thunderbird which can present a more informative message. In my case it
was about the number of connections to the IMAP server being exceeded.

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Title:
  Evolution - "Error while Refreshing folder" - IMAP password issue

Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After booting  my computer I encounter, for more than half the time, a
  message from Evolution that a single IMAP+ account cannot be read
  with:

  Error while storing folder 'INBOX'....
  Error while Refreshing folder 'INBOX'....

  This seems to be an issue with Evolution reading my password properly.
  It reads like Bug #183136 but the workaround  in that report - message
  #40 -  about deleting folders.db didn't help.

  If I check my passwords in:
  System /  Preferences /  Passwords and Encryption keys (Seahorse)
  they are fine.

  I've found as a workaround I can:
  - Delete the single password in Seahorse
  - In Evolution use menu: File / Forget Passwords - but this forgets everything which I find time consuming to re-instate

  However, Evolution can take hours to ask you for your password again.
  I can't force it to do this sooner. Eventually a dialog box pops up
  asking you. After that IMAP folders start working again.

  Anyone know a better workaround or a fix?

  My details:

  $ lsb_release -rc
  Release:	10.10
  Codename:	maverick

  Evolution version: 2.30.2

  Package:

  $ dpkg -l evolution
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name                                        Version                                     Description
  +++-===========================================-===========================================-======================================================================================================
  ii  evolution                                   2.30.3-1ubuntu7.3                           groupware suite with mail client and organizer

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