[kdepim-users] Re: Current state of KDE-PIM

[Kevin Frost]

On Wednesday 16 Mar 2011, O. Sinclair wrote:
> more specifically KMail and KAdressbook
> 
> For starters I just want to confirm if it is me or the distro/KDE/PIM
> version I use or if the problems are generally known.
> 
> I use Kubuntu 10.10 upgraded to KDE SC4.6.1
> Kontact reports container 4.49
> KMail reports 1.13.5
> KAdressBook reports 4.4.9

As have I.
> KMail: when retrieving pop mail actually fails you get no error message.
> To confirm this I tried to retrieve from a closed account: no error
> message whatsoever, it acts as if all is hunky dory and no mail to fetch

This is one I didn't know about it, but now I think about it, I see the same 
when my mail server goes down.

> KMail: copy text from an email that is not open (just viewed) and it
> grabs htmlcode as well. Paste it in something else (editor, mail
> whatever) and you get jibberish. Well code and text actually. Hit Reply
> and then copy from the "open in editor"-mail and it works as expected

Again, not something I have noticed and will watch out for it. 

> KMail/KAdressbook: Groups/Distribution lists have ceased functioning. I
> can create one but try use it and nothing happens. I create a mail, I
> send it and it goes into some black hole because it never reaches any
> recipient and I do not get an error message

My home-based mail server appends my domain name onto the end of the 
distribution list name and sends it back to me as the default bounce address. 
Whether this is the right way for the mail server to act (RFC wise), I don't 
know, but I'm glad it does!
 
> Kind regards,
> Sinclair

Kevin
-- 
Kevin Frost

kevin at g1bwt.me.uk
g1bwt at g1bwt.ukfsn.org
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