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Subject: Re: [kdepim-users] kmail and new mail
From: rh <reg.hughson () sympatico ! ca>
Date: 2004-04-25 16:55:48
Message-ID: 200404251255.48601.reg.hughson () sympatico ! ca
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On April 25, 2004 04:56 am, 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? 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?
>
OK, changed my intake folder and consequently lost my email for the past 8
hours so if anyone did reply, would you send it again (off list, I guess, so
everyone doesn't have to suffer because of my error) as I see kdepim-users
list does not have an archive..
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