Mail stuck in outbox
Bug Summary
After geary has been running for a while, sent mail gets stuck in the outbox. It will not send, not even after days have passed. If the application is closed and reopened, messages in the outbox will send almost immediately. these are small emails, often replies to other emails.
Your installation
To obtain installation information, copy it from Geary's Problem Report dialog if shown (or else open the Geary Inspector by typing Shift + Alt + I) by selecting System, and clicking the Copy button, then pasting here.
Geary version: 44.1
Geary revision: Debian/44.1-1
GTK version: 3.24.38
GLib version: 2.78.1
WebKitGTK version: 2.42.2
Desktop environment: GNOME
Distribution name: Debian GNU/Linux
Distribution release: Unknown
Installation prefix: /usr
Steps to reproduce
I am not sure what it takes to get into this state. But once in this state, send an email.
What happened?
Email stays in the outbox.
What did you expect to happen?
Send.
Relevant logs and/or screenshots
In geary's logs I see this repeatedly. unfortunately it's a continuous stream which makes it difficult to read or copy, and appears to have wiped out older logs.
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13605 FETCH (UID 14130 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13605 FETCH (UID 14130 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13606 FETCH (UID 14131 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13606 FETCH (UID 14131 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13607 FETCH (UID 14132 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0587 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13607 FETCH (UID 14132 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0594 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13608 FETCH (UID 14133 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0595 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13608 FETCH (UID 14133 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0595 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13609 FETCH (UID 14134 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0595 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13609 FETCH (UID 14134 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0595 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13610 FETCH (UID 14135 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0595 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13610 FETCH (UID 14135 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0596 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13611 FETCH (UID 14136 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0596 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13611 FETCH (UID 14136 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0603 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13612 FETCH (UID 14137 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0603 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13612 FETCH (UID 14137 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0603 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13613 FETCH (UID 14138 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0604 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13613 FETCH (UID 14138 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0604 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13614 FETCH (UID 14139 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0604 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13614 FETCH (UID 14139 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0604 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13615 FETCH (UID 14141 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0604 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13615 FETCH (UID 14141 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0611 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13616 FETCH (UID 14142 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0612 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13616 FETCH (UID 14142 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0612 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13617 FETCH (UID 14143 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0612 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13617 FETCH (UID 14143 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0612 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13618 FETCH (UID 14144 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0612 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13618 FETCH (UID 14144 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0613 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13619 FETCH (UID 14145 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0613 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13619 FETCH (UID 14145 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0620 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13620 FETCH (UID 14146 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0620 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13620 FETCH (UID 14146 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0620 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13621 FETCH (UID 14147 FLAGS (\Answered \Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0621 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13621 FETCH (UID 14147 FLAGS (\Answered \Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0621 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13622 FETCH (UID 14148 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0621 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13622 FETCH (UID 14148 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0621 Geary.Imap.Deser: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] [GEARY_IMAP_DESERIALIZER_STATE_TAG] GearyImapDeserializer: Line: * 13623 FETCH (UID 14149 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
[deb] 10:47:08.0621 Geary.Imap.Net: [goa_account_1642425098_0] [imap] [selected:INBOX selected RW] [0017/redactged.mail.server:143/up] GearyImapClientConnection: RECV: * 13623 FETCH (UID 14149 FLAGS (\Seen unknown-2 unknown-6))
In syslogs I see this. there are some connection closed messages from before the last message i tried to send.
2023-11-28T08:39:41.064635-05:00 x15 systemd[3371]: Created slice app-dbus\x2d:1.6\x2dorg.gnome.Geary.slice - Slice /app/dbus-:1.6-org.gnome.Geary.
2023-11-28T08:39:41.110491-05:00 x15 systemd[3371]: Started dbus-:1.6-org.gnome.Geary@0.service.
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907357-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907435-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907445-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907454-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907462-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907484-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907508-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T16:20:39.907517-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 16:20:39.0907 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-28T17:19:40.400667-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 17:19:40.0400 Geary.Imap: [account_01] [imap] [closed:Drafts selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a035 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T17:25:11.390696-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 17:25:11.0390 Geary.Imap: [account_01] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a029 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T17:31:00.401785-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 17:31:00.0401 Geary.Imap: [account_01] [imap] [closed:Drafts selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a040 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T17:44:14.378541-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 17:44:14.0378 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed:INBOX.Donations selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a041 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T18:33:14.383327-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 18:33:14.0383 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a033 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T18:53:07.385234-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 18:53:07.0384 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed:Archive selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a024 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T18:54:41.373989-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 18:54:41.0374 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a040 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-28T19:08:47.405669-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 19:08:47.0405 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a032 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.898942-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.898994-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899004-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899021-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899030-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899038-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899047-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:39.899056-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 08:56:39.0899 geary:geary_smtp_client_service_fill_outbox_queue: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE (cancellable, g_cancellable_get_type ())' failed
2023-11-29T08:56:52.768417-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 08:56:52.0768 Geary: [goa_account_1642426041_1] [imap] [GearyImapClientSession(selected:INBOX selected RW, GearyImapClientConnection(0061/imap.gmail.com:993/up)), Imap.Folder(>INBOX), ro: false, permanent_flags: \Answered $Junk Forwarded Junk \Flagged $Phishing $NotJunk $NotPhishing JunkRecorded \* \Seen $Forwarded \Draft \Deleted NonJunk NotJunk LoadRemoteImages, accepts_user_flags: true] GearyImapFolderSession: No body specifier "body.peek[text]" found
2023-11-29T08:56:52.768486-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 08:56:52.0768 Geary: [goa_account_1642426041_1] [imap] [GearyImapClientSession(selected:INBOX selected RW, GearyImapClientConnection(0061/imap.gmail.com:993/up)), Imap.Folder(>INBOX), ro: false, permanent_flags: \Answered $Junk Forwarded Junk \Flagged $Phishing $NotJunk $NotPhishing JunkRecorded \* \Seen $Forwarded \Draft \Deleted NonJunk NotJunk LoadRemoteImages, accepts_user_flags: true] GearyImapFolderSession: GearyImapDBEmailIdentifier(-1,78792) missing=HEADER,BODY,PREVIEW fetched=[8429] uid=78792 flags=\Seen
2023-11-29T09:06:36.942732-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 09:06:36.0942 Geary.Imap: [goa_account_1642426041_1] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a027 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-29T09:06:39.538873-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 09:06:39.0538 Geary.Imap: [goa_account_1642426041_1] [imap] [closed:[Airmail] selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: ---- noop: Disconnected
2023-11-29T09:06:41.517719-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 09:06:41.0517 Geary.Imap: [goa_account_1642426041_1] [imap] [closed:INBOX selected RW] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: ---- noop: Disconnected
2023-11-29T09:49:31.211332-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 09:49:31.0211 GLib-GObject:invalid (NULL) pointer instance
2023-11-29T09:49:31.211384-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 09:49:31.0211 GLib-GObject:g_signal_emit_by_name: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
2023-11-29T09:49:47.638394-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 09:49:47.0638 GLib-GObject:invalid (NULL) pointer instance
2023-11-29T09:49:47.638445-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: ![crt] 09:49:47.0638 GLib-GObject:g_signal_emit_by_name: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
2023-11-29T10:32:09.482650-05:00 x15 geary[5902]: *[wrn] 10:32:09.0482 Geary.Imap: [account_02] [imap] [closed] GearyImapClientSession: Keepalive error: a037 noop: Connection channels closed
2023-11-29T10:41:25.971757-05:00 x15 systemd[3371]: dbus-:1.6-org.gnome.Geary@0.service: Unit process 6067 (WebKitNetworkPr) remains running after unit stopped.
2023-11-29T10:41:25.971863-05:00 x15 systemd[3371]: dbus-:1.6-org.gnome.Geary@0.service: Consumed 17min 1.255s CPU time.
2023-11-29T10:41:28.249492-05:00 x15 systemd[3371]: Started dbus-:1.6-org.gnome.Geary@1.service.