[kdepim-users] KMail 1.11.2 insists on connecting at startup

Anne Wilson cannewilson at googlemail.com
Sun Apr 26 12:39:33 BST 2009


On Sunday 26 April 2009 12:19:06 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Sunday 26 April 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
> >   On my netbook I wanted to set KMail to only collect mail when I ask
> > it to. That's how I set it in the GUI, yet it connects immediately on
> > startup.  I presume this is a bug.  I really want to change this
> > behaviour before I take the netbook on holiday, so is it possible to
> > edit a file somewhere?  I did look in kmailrc, but didn't spot the
> > problem.  I can see 'check-interval=0' for the Roaming account, but
> > nothing about that original check.  Any idea where this setting is
> > stored?
>
> Is this with online IMAP? 

It is.

> If an IMAP account is expanded then KMail
> (1.9.10) will ask for the password of the IMAP account on startup even
> if mail check on startup is disabled. You can simply cancel the
> password query. KMail will then collapse the IMAP account in the folder
> list.
>
Ah - that makes sense, then.  So when I'm using local IMAP the Roaming Inbox 
should be collapsed, and vice-versa.  Nice, once you know about it. :-)

> If you are using expiration then KMail will ask for the password if
> there's something to expire.
>
> openSUSE has added support for online/offline mode to KMail and several
> other apps. I'm not sure whether this has ever made it into KDE proper.
>
Expiration is set on all the local IMAP folders - i.e., when I'm on the LAN.  
Does the Roaming set of folders inherit the characteristics?

Anne
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