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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    [Bug 130052] New: Repeditive IMAP errors make kmail unusable
From:       Corey Schuhen <corey_m () schuhen ! net>
Date:       2006-06-29 23:28:05
Message-ID: 20060630012802.130052.corey_m () schuhen ! net
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           Summary: Repeditive IMAP errors make kmail unusable
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kmail-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: corey_m schuhen net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

If there are problems with my IMAP server, I get a constant chain of repetitive error \
messages that do not go stop. I have noticed differing behavior depending on the type \
of error:

a) If there is a network connection error and the host can not be found, I get a \
message saying this and no more annoying messages arrive.

b) Sometimes our work IMAP server reports a strange error "Element not found" kmail \
(or kontact) throws up two different dialog boxes to advise me of the error, the \
second one appears straight after I dismiss the first. Then, kmail immediately \
rechecks the IMAP server, and after a very small network delay, throws up the same \
BLOCKING dialog boxes again... and again.. and again... and again... and so on.

I consider the handling of (a) to be suitable, I should NEVER see that same error \
message again until I either:

1) Restart kmail/kontact.
or 
2) Manually ask it to re-check mail by using either: menu bar, tool bar or F5

The handling of other(seems to be other than could not find host) error messages is \
currently woefull. My solution to this is to go into config and change the hostname \
to something that is invalid to stop the error messages, later I can try and change \
it back to see if the server is up and running again. There are two ways for me to do \
this: 1) Unplug my network cable AND dissable wireless.
2) Spend a couple of minutes trying to be super-quick on the mouse and keyboard and \
get one click in between each set of dialog boxes, this is not helped by the fact \
that KDE puts the configuration dialog boxes into the background whenever it pops up \
the stupid error dialogs and sometimes the alt-tab does not behave how you want, i.e. \
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