diff --git a/web/src/locales/de.ts b/web/src/locales/de.ts
index 7f1a068..30efcc6 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Neuer ganztägiger Termin am {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Neuer Termin um {time}",
     "New identity": "Neue Absenderidentität",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Kein Archivordner gefunden. Legen Sie zuerst einen mit dem Namen „Archive“ an.",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Kein Archivordner festgelegt. Ein Ordner braucht auf dem Server die Rolle „Archive“; ihn so zu benennen genügt nicht.",
     "No contacts yet": "Noch keine Kontakte",
     "No longer shared": "Nicht mehr freigegeben",
     "No matches": "Keine Treffer",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/es.ts b/web/src/locales/es.ts
index af3f0bd..82fbb2e 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/es.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/es.ts
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Nuevo evento de todo el día el {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Nuevo evento a las {time}",
     "New identity": "Nueva identidad",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "No se encontró una carpeta de archivo. Cree primero una llamada «Archive».",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "No hay carpeta de archivo definida. Una carpeta necesita el rol «Archive» en el servidor; no basta con llamarla así.",
     "No contacts yet": "Aún no hay contactos",
     "No longer shared": "Ya no está compartido",
     "No matches": "Sin coincidencias",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/fr.ts b/web/src/locales/fr.ts
index 16118e8..f1211dc 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/fr.ts
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Nouvel événement sur la journée du {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Nouvel événement à {time}",
     "New identity": "Nouvelle identité",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Aucun dossier d’archive trouvé. Créez-en d’abord un nommé « Archive ».",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Aucun dossier d’archive défini. Un dossier doit avoir le rôle « Archive » sur le serveur ; le nommer ainsi ne suffit pas.",
     "No contacts yet": "Pas encore de contacts",
     "No longer shared": "N’est plus partagé",
     "No matches": "Aucune correspondance",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/ja.ts b/web/src/locales/ja.ts
index d21bf1c..b3372a8 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/ja.ts
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "{date} に終日の予定を作成",
     "New event at {time}": "{time} に予定を作成",
     "New identity": "新しい差出人",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "アーカイブフォルダーが見つかりません。先に「Archive」という名前で作成してください。",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "アーカイブフォルダーが設定されていません。サーバーでフォルダーに「Archive」ロールが必要です。名前をそうするだけでは不十分です。",
     "No contacts yet": "連絡先がまだありません",
     "No longer shared": "共有を解除しました",
     "No matches": "一致するものがありません",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/nl.ts b/web/src/locales/nl.ts
index 202ebac..a7bbf9b 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/nl.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/nl.ts
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Nieuwe hele dag durende afspraak op {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Nieuwe afspraak om {time}",
     "New identity": "Nieuwe afzender",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Geen archiefmap gevonden. Maak er eerst een met de naam ‘Archive’.",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Geen archiefmap ingesteld. Een map heeft op de server de rol ‘Archive’ nodig; die naam geven is niet genoeg.",
     "No contacts yet": "Nog geen contacten",
     "No longer shared": "Niet langer gedeeld",
     "No matches": "Geen overeenkomsten",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts b/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
index 47b2358..a8c4434 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Novo evento de dia inteiro em {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Novo evento às {time}",
     "New identity": "Nova identidade",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Nenhuma pasta de arquivamento encontrada. Crie uma chamada “Archive” primeiro.",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Nenhuma pasta de arquivamento definida. Uma pasta precisa da função “Archive” no servidor; nomeá-la assim não basta.",
     "No contacts yet": "Ainda não há contatos",
     "No longer shared": "Não está mais compartilhado",
     "No matches": "Nenhuma correspondência",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/ru.ts b/web/src/locales/ru.ts
index 602cfef..d5e064c 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/ru.ts
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Новое событие на весь день {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Новое событие в {time}",
     "New identity": "Новый профиль отправителя",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Папка архива не найдена. Сначала создайте папку с именем «Archive».",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Папка архива не задана. На сервере папке нужна роль «Archive»; просто назвать её так недостаточно.",
     "No contacts yet": "Контактов пока нет",
     "No longer shared": "Общий доступ прекращён",
     "No matches": "Совпадений нет",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/uk.ts b/web/src/locales/uk.ts
index 757fc4f..fb43b18 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/uk.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/uk.ts
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "Нова подія на весь день {date}",
     "New event at {time}": "Нова подія о {time}",
     "New identity": "Новий профіль відправника",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "Теку архіву не знайдено. Спершу створіть теку з назвою «Archive».",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "Теку архіву не задано. На сервері теці потрібна роль «Archive»; просто назвати її так недостатньо.",
     "No contacts yet": "Контактів ще немає",
     "No longer shared": "Спільний доступ припинено",
     "No matches": "Збігів немає",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
index 164fba6..68d9143 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
+++ b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.ts
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ export const catalog: Catalog = {
     "New all-day event on {date}": "在 {date} 新建全天日程",
     "New event at {time}": "在 {time} 新建日程",
     "New identity": "新建发件身份",
-    "No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first.": "未找到归档文件夹。请先创建一个名为「Archive」的文件夹。",
+    "No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough.": "未设置归档文件夹。文件夹需要在服务器上具有「Archive」角色，仅命名为此并不够。",
     "No contacts yet": "还没有联系人",
     "No longer shared": "已停止共享",
     "No matches": "没有匹配项",
diff --git a/web/src/store/__tests__/archive-by-date.test.ts b/web/src/store/__tests__/archive-by-date.test.ts
index ec2119a..37a2cf4 100644
--- a/web/src/store/__tests__/archive-by-date.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/store/__tests__/archive-by-date.test.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ describe("archiveByDate", () => {
     expect(s.created).toEqual([]);
     expect(s.moves).toEqual([]);
     expect(messages()[0]).toContain("No Archive folder");
+    /*
+     * What it says, not just that it complains. The folder is found by its
+     * special-use role and by nothing else, so telling someone to create a
+     * folder *named* "Archive" sent them round a loop that could not end --
+     * naming a folder does not give it the role, and ihasmail cannot assign
+     * one. Issue #217.
+     */
+    expect(messages()[0]).toContain("role");
+    expect(messages()[0]).not.toMatch(/Create one named/);
   });
 
   it("has nothing to do with an empty selection", async () => {
diff --git a/web/src/store/mail.ts b/web/src/store/mail.ts
index 6176a9f..182df2e 100644
--- a/web/src/store/mail.ts
+++ b/web/src/store/mail.ts
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ export const useMail = create<MailState>((set, get) => ({
   async archive(ids) {
     const archiveId = get().roleId("archive") ?? get().roleId("all");
     if (!archiveId) {
-      toast.error(t("No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first."));
+      toast.error(t("No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough."));
       return;
     }
     await get().move(ids, archiveId, { label: "Archive" });
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ export const useMail = create<MailState>((set, get) => ({
     const archiveId = get().roleId("archive") ?? get().roleId("all");
     if (!accountId || !ids.length) return;
     if (!archiveId) {
-      toast.error(t("No Archive folder found. Create one named “Archive” first."));
+      toast.error(t("No Archive folder is set. A folder needs the Archive role on the server; naming it “Archive” is not enough."));
       return;
     }
     const { emails } = get();