[kdepim-users] Understanding kmail imap resources

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 24 March 2008 18:50:33 Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 24 March 2008 12:00:58 Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > Am Monday, 24. March 2008 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > On Monday 24 March 2008 10:29, Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > > To get things right: you have added new contacts and appointments
> > > > on the server box. These date are stored in your .kde directory
> > > > and the content is shown in the addressbook and calendar
> > > > respectively. So this part is OK.
> > > >
> > > > So we have to make sure, the data are stored on the imap server
> > > > as well (while/after hitting ctrl-l or check mails on all
> > > > accounts in kmail). For this please use thunderbird to confirm
> > > > the existence on your dovecot server.
> > >
> > > Forget the last message.  That was on the server.
> >
> > On the server box the must not be any error while typing ctrl-l in
> > kmail. So may be this is a part of the problems you have.
> >
> > > Doing ctrl-l on
> > > the client box didn't bring up an error, and EUREKA! it works!
> > >
> > > Now the only question is why ctrl-l downloaded the entries, but
> > > checking the mail didn't.  I'm worried that simply relying on a
> > > timed check of mail will not update the resources.
> >
> > I second Ingos view. ctrl-l is only a shortcut for checking mail. May
> > be you have updated your accounts in kmail on your server box in
> > between?
>
> I got the error while working on the box that is the imap server.  I then
> immediately turned to the client box and used the icon to request a check
> of the mail.  Nothing happened.  Then I did a ctrl-l, immediately, and the
> calendar and contacts began to download.  At the end of it the number of
> entries in the folders matched the ones on the server, and the calendar and
> addressbook displayed perfectly.
>
> Soon after I wrote the other message I had to go out, so I created a test
> entry on the calendar for 3pm with an reminder set.  When I got back, a few
> minutes ago, I went straight out to the client box and fired it up.  I
> asked for a check of the mail and it said two new messages - both were in
> inbox. There was no change to the calendar.  I then did ctrl-l, but this
> time the calendar did not update.  Now there is one more entry in the
> calendar folder on the server box than in the calendar folder on the client
> box.
>
Follow-up.

This morning, tried once again to sync the client box.  Again, inbox is 
sync'ed. but the 'new' entry on the calendar is not imported.

I have now set up a similar account on this laptop (Mandrive 2008 and kde 
3.5.90.  The behaviour is strange and inconsistent.  First, just as Martin 
has described, the icons on the new folders were not properly set up.  I had 
to set them as kolab folders, then change back again to ical/vcard folders, 
and the settings remained.

The first time I checked mail for this new dimap account, inbox, calendar and 
addressbook folders sync'ed - that is, apart from the 'new' entry on the 
calendar, which, like the other box, is not imported.

The calendar resource displayed properly, but the addressbook did not display 
at all.  I had to create a new resource for the addressbook - and this one 
looks like no other one on any of my systems - it has a sub-folder 'My 
Contacts' and that is where the addresses reside.

This is reading like a blog :-)  but sharing experiences is as useful as 
directly asking for help :-)

Anne


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