i've read about this... this is the first time i have experienced it. what do i do?

[Ianseeks]

On Monday, 24 September 2018 20:14:46 BST salamandir at hybridelephant.com wrote:
> kontact 5.7.3, kubuntu 18.04
> 
> i've read about this happening on this list many times, but as it never 
> happened to me, i didn't pay attention to what to do to fix it.
> 
> i've been struck with the "Retrieving Folder Contents -- Please wait..." 
> problem: i start contact and, instead of seeing individual messages, i 
> see "Retrieving Folder Contents -- Please wait..." pretty much 
> regardless of what i do.
> 
> it seems to go away, sometimes: i can start it, sometimes, without that 
> message, but as soon as i move a message to a new location, or delete a 
> message, i get "Retrieving Folder Contents -- Please wait...".
> 
> please help! 8/
> 
Unfortunately you'll probably need to upgrade to the latest versions of kmail and related software.  This was a problem a few years ago and it improved over time until now when its not a problem anymore. I'm not sure if its a mysql or akonadi problem but its not a kmail problem itself.

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