Bug 4526 - Opening claws-mail with offline imap takes {ages}
Summary: Opening claws-mail with offline imap takes {ages}
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Claws Mail
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.99.0
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal
Assignee: users
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Reported: 2021-08-19 08:48 UTC by Emilian
Modified: 2021-08-19 10:18 UTC (History)
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Description Emilian 2021-08-19 08:48:22 UTC 
From multiple accounts I have in claws-mail. I have one IMAP account that for some reason is unavialable (host unreachable for some reason).

Now when I  try to open claws nothing apppears in UI for around minute. I cannot access my other accounts. I swtiched back to console killed claws-mail process.

Run with strace and then I could figured out what is going on.

This behavior with block IO to imap is very user-unfriendly. IMHO it should open UI, and do this operation in background displaying some indication that given account is offline or something.

My claws-mail version is 3.17.8
Comment 1 Paul 2021-08-19 09:21:18 UTC 
build with NetworkManager support to automatically handle online/offline mode.
Comment 2 Emilian 2021-08-19 09:26:39 UTC 
But it is not mine network offline. It is rather this server. Will network manager help with that ?
Comment 3 Paul 2021-08-19 09:37:24 UTC 
reduce the value of 'Socket I/O timeout' on /Configuration/Preferences/Other/Miscellaneous.
Comment 4 Emilian 2021-08-19 10:18:12 UTC 
Ok, thanks.
But this is rather workaround - it delay will be just shorter.
What do You think about making this network process in background?
 I know it is rather huge rebuild.
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