[Tickets #7296] Re: Mailbox sorting bugs

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7296
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  Ticket             | 7296
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | Mailbox sorting bugs
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Resolved
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             | Jan Schneider, Michael Slusarz
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2009-06-08 14:15) wrote:

>>> That would usually done by a maintenance task like the one-time task
>>> in Turba.
>>
>> I disagree.  Maintenance tasks are OK for minor point releases.  But
>> for transitioning between major releases, this needs to be part of
>> admin-performed upgrade instructions.
>
> IMO, when data needs to be massaged in a preference backend, it  
> should be done as a mainenance task since not all preference  
> backends can be accessed without an explicit user login. Unless I'm  
> missing something...

The old IMP conversion scripts used to loop through a list of  
usernames to switch the pref backend as necessary.  And if you (as an  
admin) can not access the pref backends of any user, your system  
probably isn't setup very well.  I can't even begin to imagine how you  
can be expected to manage a pref backend without full admin access...

Regardless, this conversion is done at run-time in the instant case,  
so further discussion within the context of this ticket is irrelevant.