[kdepim-users] KDE 4.13.3 Kmail POP . Leave mail on server option

[Colin Close]

On Tuesday 12 Aug 2014 12:11:56 O. Sinclair wrote:
> On 11/08/2014 23:30, Colin Close wrote:
> > On Monday 11 Aug 2014 06:47:39 O. Sinclair wrote:
> >> On 10/08/2014 22:48, Colin Close wrote:
> >>> Hi, I have recently upgraded my installation to KDE-4.13 and I
> >>> have found that the support for POP servers to leave messages
> >>> on the originating server is now failing with a message saying
> >>> that the server does not support individual message numbers.
> >>> Previously there was not a problem with this issue because
> >>> although I got a message saying that leaving messages on the
> >>> server may not work, it did actually function.  It's clear that
> >>> something has changed or is
> >>> 
> >>> broken as the mail server itself has not been changed.
> >>> Previously
> >>> 
> >>> it seemed that kmail may have stored a list of messages in a
> >>> local file to use as a reference to determine which messages
> >>> had been downloaded. I badly need this feature to work has it
> >>> bee removed? Can it be re-enabled?
> >> 
> >> I am on Kubuntu 14.04 using KDE 4.13.3 myself and I am not seeing
> >> this on either of my 3 pop accounts. I have 2 accounts on a
> >> "hired" host and 1 on google, all of them set to leave mail on
> >> server for a set time and have no problems.
> >> 
> >> Kind regards Sinclair
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> > Thanks for your reply, It's good to know that it works for
> > somebody. I'll have to investigate further. The trouble is though I
> > have absolutely no idea where to look!.
> 
> the "oldest trick in the book" is to create a new user on your
> machine, copy the mail setup as that user and see if it works there.
> If not I would dare a guess you may have a problem with your provider
> configuration and I would then check if it works on gmail, yahoo or
> whatever "free" provider.
> 
> If so well then you know the reason is likely a strange setup at your
> host, if not then you have to dig into your distro or machine setup.
> 
> good luck,
> Sinclair
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Thanks Sinclair,
I'll give that a whirl.
I'm greatly looking forward to the day when everything on kmail2 works 
properly. I've invested a large amount of time into it since it's release and 
although it has improved the filter performance is still abysmal. 

Thanks also to Maurice fortunately not using Gmail

Best,
Colin
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