[Bug 261559] New: KMail stopped recognizing KWallet for password for specific SMTP server

[Alexander van Loon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261559

           Summary: KMail stopped recognizing KWallet for password for
                    specific SMTP server
           Product: kmail2
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: config dialog
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: a.vanloon at alexandervanloon.nl


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.5.90) 
OS:                Linux

KMail gives the following error message if I try to enter a password for an
SMTP server:

KWallet is not available. It is strongly recommended to use KWallet for
managing your passwords.
However, the password can be stored in the configuration file instead. The
password is stored in an obfuscated format, but should not be considered secure
from decryption efforts if access to the configuration file is obtained.
Do you want to store the password for server 'smtp.gmail.com' in the
configuration file?

It then offers the options 'Store Password' and 'Do Not Store Password'.
However, KWallet seems to be fine so the error message is unjustified. I
apparently worked around the problem by simply sending an e-mail through the
specific SMTP server. Then KMail asks for the password on it's own initiative,
and then the password also appears in the settings. Without any further
complaints that KWallet is unavailable. This also means that I can no longer
reproduce the bug.

This is on KDE SC 4.6 RC1 with KDE PIM 4.6 beta 3.

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
Not sure how it started to happen. For the first e-mail account I added KWallet
stored the passwords fine, now that I have added a second one it starts
complaining when I need it to remember the passwords for the SMTP server. The
password for the IMAP server is remembered correctly.

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