[dev] Problems with read-only session in sidebar

Chuck Hagenbuch chuck at horde.org
Thu May 12 09:50:29 PDT 2005


Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at mail.curecanti.org>:

> Here's the issue:
> 1. The sidebar generates an IMP_Tree.  This IMP_Tree uses the previous
> values of the Virtual INBOX and Virtual Trash identifiers.
> 2. User accesses IMP.  Session tasks get run and new Virtual INBOX and
> Virtual Trash entries (with new identifiers) are created.
> 3. User clicks on Virtual Trash on sidebar - receives an error message
> that mailbox doesn't exist.  And it doesn't, since this link won't be
> correct since the identifier it points to has been deleted in #2.
>
> Not to mention that we have to generate IMP_Tree twice on login (since
> the sidebar version is not saved in the session) so we are losing
> caching benefits.
>
> also, not sure if this is related (and haven't had time to track it
> down), but i've had numerous problems of logging in (IMP is set as my
> login app) and clicking on a IMP/sidebar link (to anywhere) after all
> pages stop loading.  Main frame is immediately redirected to login page
> which states login has failed.  Enter username/password, login, and the
> rest of the session works fine.  This isn't reproducible 100% of the
> time, either.

Okay - if reverting the readonly session changes fixes all this, go 
ahead and commit the change back.

-chuck

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