[kmail2] [Bug 365119] New: KMail 2 does not add distribution lists/contact groups from KAdressbook properly (simple word, not addresses)

[Edward Viesel via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=365119

            Bug ID: 365119
           Summary: KMail 2 does not add distribution lists/contact groups
                    from KAdressbook properly (simple word, not addresses)
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 5.1.3
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: contact completion
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: Edward.Viesel at bornepost.eu
                CC: dvratil at kde.org, montel at kde.org

I have distribution lists (sometimes called contact groups) set up in
KAdressbook. This include a small number of e-mail addresses under a
recognisable name (e.g. neighbours). I click on "New" (e-mail) and go to
"choose" (or "select", the German is "Auswählen") on the right hand side. A
window pops up which contains my KAdressbook ("Personal Contacts" book). When I
click on a single e-mail, the correct address is added to the KMail address
field. But when I select a distribution list (or group; "Gruppe" in German),
KMail simply adds the name of the group without e-mail addresses. If I click on
"send", KMail adds "@USERNAME.desktop" to the name of the group.
Unsurprisingly, this e-mail does not get sent and returns an error message that
the address is faulty.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open KMail an click on the New button
2. To to the Select (or Choose) button on the right hand side.
3. Select a distribution list (or group) from your Personal Contacts book.
4. Click on "Send"

Actual Results:  
KMail simply adds the name of the group without e-mail addresses in one single
address field. If I click on "send", KMail adds "@USERNAME.desktop" after the
name of the group. This e-mail does not get sent and returns an error message
that the address is faulty.

Expected Results:  
KMail should add all the e-mail addresses on the list (in the group) in
separate address fields and send the e-mail to all of the addresses.

The mechanism works if I start the procedure from KAdressbook. I right-click on
the name of the list (group) in KAdressbook and choose "Send an e-mail...."
(German: "Eine E-Mail senden..."). Even if KMail was closed, it is then started
and a new e-mail appears with all the adresses added correctly in separate
address fields. This is also a simple workaround that always works.

It seems some user experience this problem, and others don't. See:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/de.comp.os.unix.apps.kde/QzS0WQqwywk

I would label this bug as "normal", because normal users without knowledge of
the workaround will simply be unable to send e-mails to lists/groups, which in
my experience is a vital feature of a standalone e-mail application. It's one
reason to use KMail/KAddressbook in my opinion.

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