[kdepim-users] bug or just freak behavior

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Friday 04 April 2008, O. Sinclair wrote:
> Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > On Thursday 03 April 2008, you wrote:
> >> Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday 26 March 2008, O. Sinclair wrote:
> >>>> I have in most cases set the "keep replies in same folder"
> >>>> option as I prefer to find the replies with the other mail I
> >>>> consider should be in the subfolders. Most of the time it means
> >>>> that when I reply the outgoing mail stays in the folder it is
> >>>> "sent from".
> >>>>
> >>>> BUT I have noticed that if I change the subject it will go to
> >>>> the "Sent Mail" folder instead. I don't know if this is a bug or
> >>>> intentional? Anyone can replicate/confirm it?
> >>>
> >>> I had a quick look at the source code and cannot see anything
> >>> that could cause this behavior. To find out when exactly the
> >>> sent-mail folder changes you can make the sent-mail folder
> >>> selection visible in the composer via the View menu.
> >>>
> >>> BTW, which distribution are you using?
> >>
> >> I took me some time to follow this up and I used the function to
> >> show the "sent-mail" folder in outgoing mail.
> >> Turns out it is NOT when I change subject but if I change IDENTITY
> >> that it reverts to the "sent mail" folder from the "originating"
> >> folder.
> >
> > That's because one can specify a special sent-mail folder for each
> > identity. But if no special sent-mail folder is set for an identity
> > then IMO the currently set sent-mail folder (i.e. the "originating"
> > folder) should not be changed. I suggest to submit a bug report for
> > this via Help->Report Bug or directly at http://bugs.kde.org.
>
> Thanks Ingo, I started to suspect something like that might be the
> case. But I can not really see that as a bug, it is more a matter of
> what takes priority. The rule for an Identity or the rule for a
> folder? I guess from my opinion the folder should "overrule" the
> Identity but others may differ.

The thing is that an identity can have a special sent-mail folder 
associated, but by default an identity does not have a special folder 
associated. In this case, the folder specific sent-mail folder should 
take precedence over the overall-default sent-mail folder.


Regards,
Ingo
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