[Kde-pim] Re: KMail - do distribution lists work ??

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 09 March 2011 16:37:42 upscope wrote:
> > > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265867
> > >
> > > 
> > 
> > I don't know - but reading that bug report made me think of another 
> 
> line of 
> 
> > investigation.  KMail still allows you to create a distribution list 
> 
> from 
> 
> > addresses in a message.  OTOH, KAddressBook allows you to create a 
> 
> group, then 
> 
> > select existing addresses to add to the group.  Which method do you 
> 
> use?
> 
> > 
> >
> > My group (which works) was created in KAddressBook.  It's possible 
> 
> that the 
> 
> > old-style distribution list creation is the problem.
> >
> > 
> >
> > I will warn you, though, that from time to time my KAddressBook 
> 
> loses one or 
> 
> > more addresses from a group.  I always check to see that all are on 
> 
> the list 
> 
> > (in Contacts) before using the Group as an address.  I assume that 
> 
> this is a 
> 
> > bug, but since I use a stable version, not 4.6 Kontact (which is not 
> 
> released 
> 
> > by KDE as stable) it's not relevant to report the bug - it could 
> 
> well be fixed 
> 
> > by now.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Anne
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> >
> > 
> 
> Hi Anne: Actually I tried the method your talking about way back. It 
> creates a list and then saves it under kontacts fine. But when I added 
> a new name to it under contact, all kmail sees is a blank card (for 
> want of what its really called for the new entry) Contact show the 
> entry correctly. 

KMail only shows the group name when I use the group - it expands the 
addresses in the background - I don't like this behaviour, because you can't 
see what's happening, but on my system at least it does work.

Do you have more than one email address?  If so, do what I did, and create a 
Test group, with your multiple addresses in the group (or use family addresses 
if they are willing), then write a message to Test, and see what gets 
delivered.  In my case I added 4 email addresses, all mine (used for different 
purposes) and received four copies of my test email.

Anne
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