[kdepim-users] my kmail on KDE 4.2 crashes when accessing mail

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Wednesday 28 January 2009, Art Alexion wrote:
> Kubuntu 8.10
> kmail 1.11
>
> KDE 4.2 seems much more stable than KDE 4.1 in general, but kmail,
> with all of its new features is most unstable.  I have been trying to
>  run it outside Kontact.
>
> All folders are IMAP, gmail and standard accounts.  Program loads
> fine, but crashes after accessing any folder.  I had a similar
> problem with the kmail in KDE 3.5.10 which turned out to be a folder
> that kmail didn't like on gmail.  Expiry was accessing the folder
> every 15 minutes or so, and crashing it.  This is different, as
> expiry is not set, and this iss happening on every folder I try to
> access.
>
> I can't send the debug info in the crash dialog because (1) kmail
> doesn't seem to stay up long enough to compose an email, and (2) the
> standard KDE crash dialog warns that it contains no useful
> information. I'd like to try sending it anyway, and supppose that it
> might work if I launch a composer from the command line without
> launching the main program window.  What is the syntax for that?

'kmail --help' will tell you 'kmail --composer'. ;-)

You can also copy the debug info and send it with Thunderbird.


> Any ideas at this point?

I have fixed a crash that occurred when opening an IMAP folder. KDE 4.2 
does contain this fix. I'm not aware of other crashes.


Regards,
Ingo
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