[kmail2] [Bug 329302] New: When transports are corrupted, mail is silently sent via default transport instead of warning user

[LaeMing Wang]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=329302

            Bug ID: 329302
           Summary: When transports are corrupted, mail is silently sent
                    via default transport instead of warning user
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 4.11.3
          Platform: Debian testing
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: composer
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: laeming at exemail.com.au

When transports defined in the settings have become corrupted, you can still
select them from the Transport pull-down and the composer will behave as if the
selected transport is being used, but will actually use the default transport
instead without warning the user.

The silence of the failure causes a minor security leak for people who use
transports to keep different life-roles separate (eg, have a transport for work
mail separate from one for personal use and don't want to send messages from
one via the other). I had sent several messages via transports I did not wish
them to go via before I noticed, potentially compromising my privacy :-(

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Have a number of transports set up. Corrupt them (not sure how mine became
corrupted - likely a bad upgrade conversion).
2. Select a non-default transport.
3. Send message.
4. Observe message in 'sent' box was sent by default transport
Actual Results:  
Mail is sent via default transport instead of selected transport without any
sign to user that this has happened.

Expected Results:  
Composer should warn user that it cannot use the selected transport (and
suggest re-setting up the transport in preferences).

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