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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] Is the deadly "no subject" message back?
From:       Dave Feustel <dfeustel () verizon ! net>
Date:       2005-09-28 23:44:05
Message-ID: 200509281844.05238.dfeustel () verizon ! net
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On Wednesday 28 September 2005 13:41, Gurvan Huiban wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I recently upgraded my kmail (from 1.7.x to 1.8.2, on a debian 
> Testing/unstable) (actually, I upgraded my whole KDE).
> 
> Today, Kontact crashed while I added a to-do in my to-do list (I still did not 
> understand why, but this is not the point of the point of the email).
> 
> When I started again kontact and switched to the kmail component, I saw that 
> the mail on the opened folder was the "no subject message of death" (each 
> message of the folder you try to read is destroyed).
> 
> I am aware of the problem (I already met him!); I closed kontact, deleted 
> the .index files, and everything went back to normal without loss of data.
> 
> However, I am wondering why does this bug still exists... In my opinion, it 
> should be considered it as "top critical" since it can actually generate data 
> loss.
> 
> Moreover, I use disconnected IMAP, with maildir format. As each email is 
> stored separately, I don't understand how an index corruption "propagate" to 
> the entire folder.
> 
> The whole Kmail/Kontact is really a great piece of software. But I think data 
> loss must be avoided at any cost.
> 
> Has the origin of the bug been identified? Is it a "debian-only" bug? Is there 
> specific behaviour that will trigger it and that should be avoided?

There is a new version of this bug: kmail crashes (perhaps because of a power failure
while kmail is running). When the system reboots and kmail starts, clicking on a folder
results in all the messages in that folder immediately disappearing completely.
The cure is after kmail crashes,  restart it twice  before doing anything with any messages.
-- 
Tired of having to defend against Malware?
You know: trojans, viruses, SPYWARE, ADWARE, 
KEYLOGGERS, rootkits, worms and popups.
Then Switch to OpenBSD with a KDE desktop!!!
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