[JAMES-1375] IMap server fails to search for mail using SearchTerms which contain USER flags

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0-beta3
• Component/s: IMAPServer
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Oleg Zhurakousky
• Created: 15/Feb/12 15:31
• Updated: 16/Feb/12 19:00
• Resolved: 16/Feb/12 15:41

Description

The code below will fail

public void testWithSearchTerm() throws Exception {
	Properties props = System.getProperties();
	props.setProperty("mail.store.protocol", "imap");
	props.setProperty("mail.debug", "true");

	Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(props);
	URLName urlName = new URLName(
				"imap://oleg%40oleg-2.local:[e-mail]/INBOX");
	Store store = session.getStore(urlName);
	if (!store.isConnected()) {
		store.connect();
		Folder folder = store.getFolder(urlName);
		folder.open(2);
		NotTerm notJunk = new NotTerm(new FlagTerm(new Flags("foo"), true));
		folder.search(notJunk);
	}
}

with

Caused by: com.sun.mail.iap.BadCommandException: A4 BAD SEARCH failed. Illegal arguments.
	at com.sun.mail.iap.Protocol.handleResult(Protocol.java:346)
	at com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.IMAPProtocol.issueSearch(IMAPProtocol.java:1693)
	at com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.IMAPProtocol.search(IMAPProtocol.java:1599)
	at com.sun.mail.imap.protocol.IMAPProtocol.search(IMAPProtocol.java:1586)
	at com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPFolder.search(IMAPFolder.java:1649)

However setting the user flag works fine and it can be seen in the incoming message