[imp] DIMP: Quick searching of messages does not work, says "Loading" forever

[Thomas Jarosch]

Hi Jannis,

On Friday, 15. March 2013 14:48:50 Jannis Andrija Schnitzer wrote:
> we are running IMP 5.0.8 on Horde 4, and we are experiencing the problem
> that the quick search field is not functional. Upon entering a search
> term and hitting return, a ledge appears at the top of the e-mail list,
> saying "Loading", all e-mails disappear from the list, and a spinning
> circle graphic appears. Without any feedback in the user interface, a
> HTTP POST request is made to /viewPort (I can provide you with details
> about this). A search term that should definitely give results produces
> the following viewPort content:
> 
> /*-secure-{"response":false}*/
> 
> Moreover, absolutely nothing is logged about the request or even the
> issue. It might be interesting to know that upon choosing the
> "Traditional" IMP interface at login, search functions as expected, the
> issue occurs only in the dynamic user interface.
> 
> I would be very glad about hints about how to resolve this, or even just
> where to start looking for errors. Thanks in advance!

imp searches by default the whole message body.

Try this: Click the small icon in the quick search box and select
"Search by" either "Subject" or "From". Does that produce any results?

Thomas