[kdepim-users] Understanding kmail imap resources

Anne Wilson cannewilson at googlemail.com
Sun Mar 23 20:51:12 GMT 2008


On Sunday 23 March 2008 19:44:10 Martin (KDE) wrote:
> Am Sunday, 23. March 2008 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > On Sunday 23 March 2008 19:18:05 Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > Am Sunday, 23. March 2008 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > On Sunday 23 March 2008 19:02, Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > > > Am Sunday, 23. March 2008 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > > > On Sunday 23 March 2008 18:48, Martin (KDE) wrote:
> > > > > > > Ah no, I don't think you have to. Do your folder have the
> > > > > > > folder content selection on the first page (like shown in
> > > > > > > the attached file)?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No.  Mine looks like the attached
> > > > >
> > > > > Hm, I will do some tests with a clean user.
> > > >
> > > > Curses!  Something (I presume when I was checking settings) had
> > > > turned off the IMAP functionality again.  I've just turned it
> > > > back on, and now I have the Contents as you showed it.
> > >
> > > Johey, this is realy great.
> > >
> > > I have done some further investigations on this with a new user.
> > > If the cached imap account is new and the groupware functionality
> > > is enabled, I can not change the folder content. All folders are
> > > normal mail folders. (Folders are there from previous tests)
> > >
> > > If I switch to Kolab XML the folders are automatically marked as
> > > they should (as in my previous mail).
> > >
> > > Switching back to iCal/vCard all remains as set with xml stuff.
> > > So I assume during my tests with groupware I have tried Kolab XML
> > > and thus I had the folder content settings.
> >
> > Is this on a client box, Martin?  If so, I'll try that in the
> > morning.   I'm not sure that I understand here.  Does the groupware
> > imap functionality have to be started up on the client box?  That
> > wants to create a new set of folders, and checking the mail on the
> > dimap account created one set.
>
> I usually work on a client box. So yes, this is a client box. With
> cyrus imap you always have a client box.
>
I only work on the server when I'm doings that need to be directly worked on 
the server.  I do updates over ssh from the laptop, but for this sort of 
thing it's easier to work on the server.  Fortunately for this project I also 
have a client box close by.

> > I'm back in the house, on my laptop now.  I'm doing the learning on
> > a box that's close to the server.  Once I have it working I'll get
> > it onto this laptop as well.
>
> Isn't it a nice easter activity to hunt down kmails groupware imap
> stuff?

Keeps the brain active :-)  I'm a big believer in the fact that unused 
machines go rusty :-)  I'm grateful that you and Ingo are sparing me so much 
time.

Anne
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