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Fixing Rainloop Can’t get message list error

Rumi, April 29, 2019

For large mailbox when you have some mailbox having more than 100k mails in inbox, for those account you are getting error “Can’t get message list”. Here I got my fix, however can’t guarantee it works for you as well. My Rainloop version is 1.11.3.

Following settings might help to fix this issue-

Open application.ini-

nano /home/purple/web/webmail.purple.com.bd/public_html/data/_data_/_default_/configs/application.ini

In your case:

Turns off deleted message filter:

imap_message_list_hide_deleted_messages = Off

Set the number of messages in the folder that activates additional optimizations (such as disabled threads and message list sort):

imap_message_list_count_limit_trigger = 10000

Show messages over the last 12 months only.

imap_message_list_date_filter = 12
Administrations Configurations (Linux) RainloopWebmail

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Comments (4)

  1. wimhoogenraad says:
    January 21, 2022 at 2:10 am

    I had 2 Inboxes one called Postvak IN (the Dutch name) and one called Inbox (which wasn’t used).
    The message disappeared after I deleted the unused Inbox on the server.

    Reply
    1. Rumi says:
      March 15, 2022 at 9:30 am

      You mails were probably stored on the deleted Inbox. You should’ve taken extra care before removing it.

      Reply
      1. wimhoogenraad says:
        March 15, 2022 at 12:11 pm

        No worries, it was enplty 🙂 All emails were in ‘Postvak IN’.

        Reply
  2. Desain Kreatif says:
    May 22, 2026 at 11:58 am

    see
    Rainloop is a fantastic, lightweight webmail client, but it can really choke when an IMAP folder grows too large. Adjusting the message list limits and query triggers inside the application.ini file is the perfect way to stop those frustrating timeout errors. Thanks for the precise breakdown!

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Hi, I am Hasan T. Emdad Rumi, an IT Project Manager & Consultant, Virtualization & Cloud Savvyfrom Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have prior experience in managing numerous local and international projects in the area of Telco VAS & NMC, National Data Center & PKI Naitonal Root and CA Infrastructure. Also engaged with several Offshore Software Development Team.

Worked with Orascom Telecom-Banglalink, Network Elites as VAS partner, BTRC, BTT (Turkey) , Mango Teleservices Limited and Access to Informaiton (A2I-UNDP)

Currently working at Oracle Corporation as Principal Technology Solution and Cloud Architect.

You can reach me [h.t.emdad at gmail.com] and I will be delighted to exchange my views.

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