[kdepim-users] No addressbook to add to

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Tuesday 30 March 2010, Art Alexion wrote:
> On Monday 29 March 2010 15:08:48 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > KMail stores the list of recent addresses in its config file
> > (kmailrc).
> > 
> > There's no easy way to move those addresses to a more permanent
> > address book, but you can open a dialog showing all recent
> > addresses via "Edit Recent Addresses..." in the context menu of
> > the address input fields in the composer.
> > 
> > The number of recent addresses is limited to 40 by default. You can
> > change this limit (for example to 100) by adding the line
> > 
> > Maximum Recent Addresses=100
> > 
> > to the [General] section of kmailrc.
> > 
> > Alternatively, instead of editting kmailrc manually you can run the
> > 
> > following command:
> >   kwriteconfig --file kmailrc --group General \
> >   
> >     --key "Maximum Recent Addresses" 100
> > 
> > Note: You better quit KMail before you make this change. Otherwise,
> > your change might be overwritten by KMail.
> 
> That should work fine.  As I understand what you are saying, the
> retention of recent addresses isn't based on relative dates, but
> rather the retention of the last 40.
> 
> I used your command line to change that to 100 which should be fine
> and copying recent shouldn't be necessary with that number retained.
> 
> That said, I use evolution for my employer's Exchange email system. 
> Though I prefer kmail in most ways, Evolution has a system whereby
> you can designate an addressbook as the automatic recipient of
> recent addresses.  Since they ares stored in a "regular"
> addressbook, they can be copied to your main addressbook or deleted
> easily as appropriate.  Perhaps, I'll file a feature request.

Hmm, creating a filter for outgoing mail which adds the recipient's 
address to the address book might have the desired effect, but I have 
never tried this.


Regards,
Ingo

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