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

[upscope]

On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 03:13:04 AM Peter wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 March 2011 02:09:41 you wrote:
> > On Tuesday 08 March 2011 09:31:11 Peter wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 08 March 2011 18:44:48 you wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 08 March 2011 05:12:24 Peter wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Having problems with distribution lists in Kmail, and saw 
this
> > > > > thread:
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1637111
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is this problem/bug fixed yet ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ubuntu 64 bit 10.04
> > > > > KMail 1.13.5
> > > > > KDE 4.4.5
> > > > 
> > > > I use Fedora, 32-bit, so there are differences.  However, I 
saw that
> > > > behaviour a long time ago - maybe a year ago?  Certainly 
Groups email
> > > > does work now - I used it last week.  The UI is less than 
assuring, as
> > > > it doesn't expand the group on your composer window, but a 
test email
> > > > to a group that contains all my email addresses proves that 
the
> > > > messages were delivered as expected.
> > > 
> > > More testing, and when I add a new group using Kontact, I can 
see all the
> > > newly added contacts with email addresses for 5 seconds, then 
they
> > > disappear.
> > > 
> > > Any debug logs or similar I can look at ?
> > > 
> > > See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdepim/+bug/580242
> > > 
> > > They say it is a KDE bug, not Ubunbtu.
> > 
> > If it is, why would it work on my Fedora laptop?
> 
> I don't know, As Russ said, it won't work with openSUSE 11.3 and 
11.4, and 
> KMail 1.13.6.
> 
> > As I suggested earlier, maybe it is a version problem - I have
> > 
> > Kontact Version 4.4.10
> > KMail Version 1.13.6
> > KAddressBook Version 4.4.10 -  all 32-bit
> 
> It appears to be a Kontact problem. I have Kontact 4.4.8
> 
> I'm no expert though, but it seems KMail can only 'get' what's in 
the Kontact/ 
> KAddressBook data, and as there is nothing in the dist. lists I have 
tested, 
> KMail cannot 'add' anything. Exactly the same thing happens for me, 
as for 
> Russ, the name 'test' was put in the "TO" and my local domain name 
added. Of 
> course it bounced.
> 
> So, my miniscual testing has shown that in Kontact, it does add 
contacts to a 
> dist. list, they show in the very right had window, but disappear 
after 
> approx. 5 seconds. So, Kontact is unable to store the data 
permanently. Along 
> comes KMail, it attempts to get the dist. list, but it is empty.
> 
> Yes, could be a version problem.
> 
> > Doesn't Kubuntu offer KMail 1.13.6?  If it does, try it.
> 
> I'm running Ubuntu, not the latest on the 64 bit machine though. I 
could check 
> and see what package is included in later version of Ubuntu though. 
But, I see 
> it as a Kontact problem, not a KMail one. KMail can only 'get' what 
is stored, 
> and there were previous issues with the cache from Kontact giving 
some 
> 'delay'; some old posts in KDE forums.
> 
> Peter
> 
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I have to agree with Peter except my contacts in the distribution list 
do not disappear. If I go into Kmail (1.13.6) select new message, 
select distribution lists and the hold my mouse over one of the seven 
lists (groups) shown, the list of names (23 for the one listed below 
NWLERC) and email addresses appear for that group. If I add it to the 
email, it shows the group name correctly. If I send it, and then go to 
sent mail and display the message (say send again), The domain name 
has been added. I also get a bounce message from my ISP, cannot find 
the domain (example NWLERC comes back as NWLERC -linux-98qc.)

So what is adding the domain name and why doesn't the list of people 
in the group expand).

I just noticed if I click tools-->addressbook in kmail, nothing 
happens.

Also openSUSE is not shipping all 4.6 add in, notice Kontact and 
Kaddressbook are 4.4. Could be as Anne mentioned a version problem.

openSUSE 11.3 (2.6.34.7-0.7-default)
Kontact Version 4.4.10
KDE 4.6.0 release 386
Kmail 1.13.6
kaddressbook-4.4.10-277.1.x86_64   
-- 
Russ
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