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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    [kdepim-users] Re: kmail and new mail
From:       Ingo =?windows-1252?q?Kl=F6cker?= <kloecker () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-04-25 12:25:08
Message-ID: 200404251425.12900 () erwin ! ingo-kloecker ! de
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On Sunday 25 April 2004 10:56, rh wrote:
> 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?

Reread your first message. Obviously, it just doesn't work.

> 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?

Exactly. You might want to read 
http://docs.kde.org/en/3.2/kdepim/kmail/faq.html#id2899246.

Regards,
Ingo

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