odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Mail operation failed

Error message

Mail operation failed

What it means

Error "Mail operation failed" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/email_routes.py:3378

                    seen = used_names.get(arcname, 0)
                    used_names[arcname] = seen + 1
                    if seen:
                        arcname = f"{stem}-{seen + 1}{suffix}"
                    zf.write(str(filepath), arcname)
            zip_buf.seek(0)
            if not zip_buf.getbuffer().nbytes:
                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No downloadable attachments")
            zip_name = _safe_attachment_zip_name(f"email-{uid}-attachments.zip", "attachments.zip")
            return StreamingResponse(
                zip_buf,
                media_type="application/zip",
                headers={"Content-Disposition": f'attachment; filename="{zip_name}"'},
            )
        except HTTPException:
            raise
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to download attachments zip {uid}: {e}")
            raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Mail operation failed")

    @router.get("/inline-image/{uid}")
    async def inline_image(
        uid: str,
        cid: str = Query(...),
        folder: str = Query("INBOX"),
        account_id: str | None = Query(None),
        owner: str = Depends(require_owner),
    ):
        """Serve an inline MIME image by Content-ID after the user explicitly clicks Load."""
        want = (cid or "").strip().strip("<>")
        if not want:
            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Missing image Content-ID")
        try:
            with _imap(account_id, owner=owner) as conn:
                conn.select(_q(folder), readonly=True)
                status, msg_data = _imap_uid_fetch(conn, uid, "(RFC822)")
            if status != "OK":

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Solutions

1. Check the mail server connection and account credentials, then retry.
2. Review server logs for the underlying IMAP/SMTP error.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the corresponding server-side validation or runtime check at the recorded location rejects the request or operation and returns this error message to the caller.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of odysseus-dev/odysseus@f9235ebbf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c557911dc7b3ebed. Report an issue: GitHub.