"From" sort bug?

chrisjj · 28 Sep 2006, 05:57 AM

When I click on the message list "From" column header, I get the list sorted not by From value but by email address. Is this a known bug?

Anyone know a workaround? It is a pain not to be able to see the list ordered by From name.

And is a fix due?

Thanks.

chrisjj · 5 Dec 2006, 12:24 AM

4 months later.... please?

robmueller · 6 Dec 2006, 02:48 PM

Unfortunately it's part of the IMAP sort specification.

http://www3.ietf.org/proceedings/02n...xt-sort-10.txt

Quote:

FROM
RFC-822 local-part of the first "From" address.

So it's not likely to change in a hurry sorry

Rob

chrisjj · 7 Dec 2006, 04:07 AM

"an experimental server-based sorting extension to the IMAP4rev1 protocol, as implemented by the University of Washington's IMAP toolkit" , you mean?

That sounds like a very poor excuse for a failing that no other client IME exihibits.

Consider the effect of sorting a load of messages from "support@" different domains - nonsense, basically.

But if Fastmail really has to sort like this, could it at least /display/ the value it is sorting on? Then the user might stand some chance of manually decoding the mess.

robmueller · 8 Dec 2006, 04:35 PM

The imap sort extension isn't really that experimental anymore. I think this is the latest.

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/...xt-sort-18.txt

You're right, better display would be good.

Rob

8 Dec 2006, 05:09 PM

Yes, -18 is the latest.

http://ietfreport.isoc.org/idref/draft-ietf-imapext-sort/

(The part after idref/ can be an RFC identifier, too: http://ietfreport.isoc.org/idref/rfc3501/)

28 Sep 2006, 05:57 AM	#1
chrisjj Master of the @ Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,012	"From" sort bug? When I click on the message list "From" column header, I get the list sorted not by From value but by email address. Is this a known bug? Anyone know a workaround? It is a pain not to be able to see the list ordered by From name. And is a fix due? Thanks.

7 Dec 2006, 04:07 AM	#4
chrisjj Master of the @ Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,012	"an experimental server-based sorting extension to the IMAP4rev1 protocol, as implemented by the University of Washington's IMAP toolkit" , you mean? That sounds like a very poor excuse for a failing that no other client IME exihibits. Consider the effect of sorting a load of messages from "support@" different domains - nonsense, basically. But if Fastmail really has to sort like this, could it at least /display/ the value it is sorting on? Then the user might stand some chance of manually decoding the mess. Last edited by chrisjj : 7 Dec 2006 at 04:29 AM.

5 Dec 2006, 12:24 AM	#2
chrisjj Master of the @ Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,012	4 months later.... please?

8 Dec 2006, 04:35 PM	#5
robmueller Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,102 Representative of: Fastmail.FM	The imap sort extension isn't really that experimental anymore. I think this is the latest. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/...xt-sort-18.txt You're right, better display would be good. Rob

8 Dec 2006, 05:09 PM	#6
Daniel S Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, -18 is the latest. http://ietfreport.isoc.org/idref/draft-ietf-imapext-sort/ (The part after idref/ can be an RFC identifier, too: http://ietfreport.isoc.org/idref/rfc3501/)