From kmail-devel  Mon Jul 31 10:45:33 2000
From: Stefan Taferner <taferner () kde ! org>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:45:33 +0000
To: kmail-devel
Subject: Re: Bug#6957: forgetting passwords
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kmail-devel&m=96504031611765

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Don Sanders wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, wr@poboxes.com wrote:
> > Package: kmail
> > Version: 1.1.61 (KDE 1.92 Beta >= 20000720)
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > one of my mail servers very often reports an authentication failure. I
> > just try again right away, and then it works again. However kmail assumes
> > the password was really wrong and forgets it meaning I have to reenter it
> > very often.
> >
> > I could imagine a question "the password was not accepted. Try same
> > password again ?"
> >
> > and a checkbox "Never ask this again"
>
> Can't really do this because of the freeze on strings. Wouldn't really want
> to anyway as I don't like this kind of never ask again check box, it's bad
> design.

Yes. I like to ask only real necessary questions. Then you never
need the never ask again checkboxes ;-)

IMO, the "try same again" question is plain stupid. Either it works
or it does not work. We can discuss if it would make sense to popup
the password dialog with the old password preset, but everything else
is IMO nonsense.

Even if it is the biggest provider: *they* have to fix it.

--Stefan