[kdepim-users] Distribution list not expanding

Ingo Klöcker kloecker at kde.org
Tue Nov 11 19:53:39 GMT 2008


On Tuesday 11 November 2008, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:25:08 Sam Boyer wrote:
> > I observed the problem with a newly-created distribution list.
>
> I replied, using a newly-created distribution list, and received the
> following:
>
> This is the mail system at host xxx.lydgate.lan.
>
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
> be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
>
> For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>
>
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
> delete your own text from the attached returned message.
>
>                    The mail system
>
> <Tester at lydgate.lan> (expanded from
> <Tester at anne-wireless.lydgate.lan>): unknown user: "tester"
>
> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 00:25:08 Sam Boyer wrote:
> > On Monday 10 November 2008 16:19:13 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > On Monday 10 November 2008, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > > I have a distribution list called kommunity.  On this new
> > > > install I used it to send a message, but instead of expanding
> > > > to the four names in the group, it expanded to 
> > > > kommunity at anne-wireless.lydgate.lan
> > >
> > > This means KMail could not expand the distribution list and
> > > therefore treated it as local email address appending the
> > > hostname anne-wireless.lydgate.lan.
> > >
> > > > What could have caused this, and what should I do about it?
> > > >
> > > > The Addressbook in Kontact does show the group, and correctly
> > > > lists the members.
> >
> > Just chiming in to confirm that I have observed the _exact_ same
> > behavior Anne described, I gave up trying, so I've never actually
> > seen the distribution lists working.
>
> They did work, prior to this new installation (Mandriva 2009, KMail
> 1.10.1, KAddressBook 4.1)

So it seems to be a regression. Do you know which version it still 
worked with?

In any case, please submit a bug report, if you haven't done so already.


Regards,
Ingo
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