[Bug 500075] [NEW] [Karmic] Kmail, IMAP needs mailbox connection cancel / restart everytime IP address changes

[Swâmi Petaramesh]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kmail

Hi,

On a laptop with Kmail IMAP setup, when the machine's IP address changes
(i.e. the laptop is suspended, moved to another location, resumed and
gets a new Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection), Kmail open IMAP session blocks
- send-receive action blocks and the send-receive process needs to be
manually cancelled and restarted for Kmail to reconnect to server, or
one has to wait for a very long timeout.

Same goes when the laptop has been suspended for some time and
reconnects to the same network.

Desired behaviour : Kmail should notice that the IP address has changed
or a long time has passed without IMAP session activity, and should
restart a new IMAP session in such a situation by itself.

Having to cancel the mail process then restart it everytime one suspends
his laptop gets somewhat annoying in the long run ;-)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: c728f6fcb25c8f09b83514fdab4966ac
CheckboxSystem: b62ae224500b03a9fc2c9b6caf3feb14
Date: Thu Dec 24 10:07:11 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: kmail 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: kdepim
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:11004): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (firefox:10979): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
 (firefox:32760): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times

** Affects: kdepim (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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[Karmic] Kmail, IMAP needs mailbox connection cancel / restart everytime IP address changes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500075
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