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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] kmail and new mail
From:       rh <reg.hughson () sympatico ! ca>
Date:       2004-04-25 8:56:46
Message-ID: 200404250456.46510.reg.hughson () sympatico ! ca
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On April 24, 2004 07:31 pm, David P James wrote:
> On Sat 24 April 2004 17:09, rh wrote:
> > The only problem is, I do not have a 'receive' account set up as
> > kMail does not actually do the retrieving. I kind of thought this may
> > be the problem and had read somewhere that a solution might be to set
> > up a 'receive' accout in Kmail to just retrieve local mail with
> > interval checking enabled. Unfortunately, I have had no luck at
> > getting kMail to do that either.
>
> Just a sec - are you having procmail deliver mail into ~/Mail, where
> KMail puts its mail? If so, you really shouldn't do that. It should be
> delivered to the usual place /var/mail/user or whatever and have KMail
> retrieve it from there.

Actually I am doing that. I will take your word that that is not a good thing 
to do but could you explain why for me? And if I do have KMail retrieve it 
from var/mail/user or /var/spool/mail/user or whereever, do I set up KMail 
with just a local account?

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