[kmail2] [Bug 339360] New: offline accounts should try to reconnect automatically

[Hauke Laging]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339360

            Bug ID: 339360
           Summary: offline accounts should try to reconnect automatically
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 4.11.5
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: hauke at laging.de

If there is a connection problem with the IMAP server (maybe the same with
POP3) then KMail switches the respective account to offline mode. But there is
no obvious hint for this change. You have to click on the folders belonging to
this account to notice the change.

This can be quite annoying if there are many accounts and the affected one is
not important. I often miss mails for several days because I am not aware that
a certain mailbox (with low traffic and usually not so important messages) is
offline.

The solution is obvious and very easy to implement: If an account is switched
to offline then KMail should automatically try to reconnect after a reasonable
time, say every hour. An alternative or parallel reaction (very easy to
implement, too) would be to add an optical hint e.g. change the folder icon to
red or add a new element above the folder list.

Reproducible: Always

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