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

[upscope]

On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 09:06:09 AM Anne Wilson wrote:
> 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
> > > -- 
> > > New to KDE Software? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
> > >
> > > 
> > 
> > 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.
I couldn't agree more. I could swear at one time you could click on 
the distribution list in the to: field (now group) and see who was in 
it. Maybe I'm dreaming.
> 
> 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.
I have already done that. i have two email addresses and added them 
but the message gets bounced because the system domain name has been 
added. Messages do no get to either email address in the group.

I wish there was a way to single step thru the program or set 
breakpoints and see where the domain gets added. I have also imported 
the distribution Groups(need to quite calling them lists)to SeaMonkey 
and they work from there. 

Thanks for your reply.
> 
> Anne
> -- 
> New to KDE Software? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
> 

-- 
Russ
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