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Error Could not get message flag options from IMAP: IMAP error reported by server. #13350

Description

@BenS89

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install newest Mail app v. 5.10.9
  2. Setup an iCloud Account with NC Server 34.0.2
  3. Wait some time and let some cron jobs pass

Expected behavior

No errors within the nextcloud log

Actual behavior

The following error occurs with every cron job:

ServiceException
Could not get message flag options from IMAP: IMAP error reported by server.
{
  "reqId": "7JqpdQP6yaPV4HuHAzYn",
  "level": 3,
  "time": "2026-07-24T07:45:12+00:00",
  "remoteAddr": "",
  "user": "--",
  "app": "mail",
  "method": "",
  "url": "--",
  "scriptName": "/var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php",
  "message": "Cron mail sync failed for account 21",
  "userAgent": "--",
  "version": "34.0.2.1",
  "occ_command": [
    "/var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php"
  ],
  "exception": {
    "Exception": "OCA\\Mail\\Exception\\ServiceException",
    "Message": "Could not get message flag options from IMAP: IMAP error reported by server.",
    "Code": 0,
    "Trace": [
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
        "line": 504,
        "function": "isPermflagsEnabled",
        "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\MailManager",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
        "line": 269,
        "function": "runPartialSync",
        "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
        "line": 134,
        "function": "sync",
        "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
        "type": "->",
        "args": [
          "*** sensitive parameters replaced ***"
        ]
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/BackgroundJob/SyncJob.php",
        "line": 128,
        "function": "syncAccount",
        "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
        "type": "->",
        "args": [
          "*** sensitive parameters replaced ***"
        ]
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php",
        "line": 50,
        "function": "run",
        "class": "OCA\\Mail\\BackgroundJob\\SyncJob",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/TimedJob.php",
        "line": 86,
        "function": "start",
        "class": "OCP\\BackgroundJob\\Job",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php",
        "line": 204,
        "function": "start",
        "class": "OCP\\BackgroundJob\\TimedJob",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php",
        "line": 107,
        "function": "runCli",
        "class": "OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService",
        "type": "->"
      },
      {
        "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php",
        "line": 52,
        "function": "run",
        "class": "OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService",
        "type": "->"
      }
    ],
    "File": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/MailManager.php",
    "Line": 802,
    "Previous": {
      "Exception": "Horde_Imap_Client_Exception_ServerResponse",
      "Message": "IMAP error reported by server.",
      "Code": 0,
      "Trace": [
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php",
          "line": 4321,
          "function": "_getLine",
          "class": "Horde_Imap_Client_Socket",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php",
          "line": 4245,
          "function": "_sendCmdChunk",
          "class": "Horde_Imap_Client_Socket",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php",
          "line": 1753,
          "function": "_sendCmd",
          "class": "Horde_Imap_Client_Socket",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Base.php",
          "line": 1731,
          "function": "_status",
          "class": "Horde_Imap_Client_Socket",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/MailManager.php",
          "line": 800,
          "function": "status",
          "class": "Horde_Imap_Client_Base",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
          "line": 504,
          "function": "isPermflagsEnabled",
          "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\MailManager",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
          "line": 269,
          "function": "runPartialSync",
          "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php",
          "line": 134,
          "function": "sync",
          "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
          "type": "->",
          "args": [
            "*** sensitive parameters replaced ***"
          ]
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/BackgroundJob/SyncJob.php",
          "line": 128,
          "function": "syncAccount",
          "class": "OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer",
          "type": "->",
          "args": [
            "*** sensitive parameters replaced ***"
          ]
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php",
          "line": 50,
          "function": "run",
          "class": "OCA\\Mail\\BackgroundJob\\SyncJob",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/TimedJob.php",
          "line": 86,
          "function": "start",
          "class": "OCP\\BackgroundJob\\Job",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php",
          "line": 204,
          "function": "start",
          "class": "OCP\\BackgroundJob\\TimedJob",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php",
          "line": 107,
          "function": "runCli",
          "class": "OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService",
          "type": "->"
        },
        {
          "file": "/var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php",
          "line": 52,
          "function": "run",
          "class": "OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService",
          "type": "->"
        }
      ],
      "File": "/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php",
      "Line": 4624
    },
    "message": "Cron mail sync failed for account {accountId}",
    "exception": "{\"class\":\"OCA\\Mail\\Exception\\ServiceException\",\"message\":\"Could not get message flag options from IMAP: IMAP error reported by server.\",\"code\":0,\"file\":\"/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/MailManager.php:802\",\"trace\":\"#0 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(504): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\MailManager->isPermflagsEnabled()\\n#1 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(269): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->runPartialSync()\\n#2 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(134): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->sync()\\n#3 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/BackgroundJob/SyncJob.php(128): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->syncAccount()\\n#4 /var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php(50): OCA\\Mail\\BackgroundJob\\SyncJob->run()\\n#5 /var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/TimedJob.php(86): OCP\\BackgroundJob\\Job->start()\\n#6 /var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php(204): OCP\\BackgroundJob\\TimedJob->start()\\n#7 /var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php(107): OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService->runCli()\\n#8 /var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php(52): OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService->run()\\n#9 {main}\",\"previous\":{\"class\":\"Horde_Imap_Client_Exception_ServerResponse\",\"message\":\"IMAP error reported by server.\",\"code\":0,\"file\":\"/var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php:4624\",\"trace\":\"#0 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php(4321): Horde_Imap_Client_Socket->_getLine()\\n#1 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php(4245): Horde_Imap_Client_Socket->_sendCmdChunk()\\n#2 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Socket.php(1753): Horde_Imap_Client_Socket->_sendCmd()\\n#3 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/vendor/bytestream/horde-imap-client/lib/Horde/Imap/Client/Base.php(1731): Horde_Imap_Client_Socket->_status()\\n#4 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/MailManager.php(800): Horde_Imap_Client_Base->status()\\n#5 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(504): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\MailManager->isPermflagsEnabled()\\n#6 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(269): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->runPartialSync()\\n#7 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/Service/Sync/ImapToDbSynchronizer.php(134): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->sync()\\n#8 /var/www/html/owncloud/apps/mail/lib/BackgroundJob/SyncJob.php(128): OCA\\Mail\\Service\\Sync\\ImapToDbSynchronizer->syncAccount()\\n#9 /var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php(50): OCA\\Mail\\BackgroundJob\\SyncJob->run()\\n#10 /var/www/html/owncloud/lib/public/BackgroundJob/TimedJob.php(86): OCP\\BackgroundJob\\Job->start()\\n#11 /var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php(204): OCP\\BackgroundJob\\TimedJob->start()\\n#12 /var/www/html/owncloud/core/Service/CronService.php(107): OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService->runCli()\\n#13 /var/www/html/owncloud/cron.php(52): OC\\Core\\Service\\CronService->run()\\n#14 {main}\"}}",
    "CustomMessage": "Cron mail sync failed for account 21"
  },
  "id": "6a631cda1e9b3"
}

Mail app version

5.10.9

Nextcloud version

34.0.2

Mailserver or service

iCloud

Operating system

Ubuntu Server

PHP engine version

Other

Nextcloud memory caching

No response

Web server

Apache (supported)

Database

MariaDB

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