kmail doesn't work after new update.

[John L Vifian]

On Thursday 20 August 2009 10:02:53 am Steven Vollom wrote:
> I am apprehensive to mention this, because everyone seems adamant about me
> not using Karmic, but I am writing and answering emails using my old
> computer and have Karmic installed on it.
>
> What is so unusual to me about this problem is that the browser works fine
> while I receive the error message from Kmail.  I have even sent responses
> to certain companies from websites that provide their email service.  I am
> able to update and upgrade too, so my connection to the ISP is working
> fine.  My problem is exclusively with kmail, and it happened the day that I
> made the 8 item update that comes via kpackagekit.
>
> Additionally, I have item by item checked kmail configuration, so I am
> quite sure it is not a configuration problem.  I have been avoiding setting
> up a network, because I am so dense in that area, but I think I will have
> to do that to make things more workable.  Every time I want to send and
> receive emails, I have to disconnect and reconnect cables, and getting up
> and down is not so easy anymore.  Thanks for the continued help.


Following your bug report post, I see that you are not receiving email as well 
as not being able to send it, and that this occurred after installing 8 
updates on 8/17.  Did you install or configure any other software at that time?  
Are you running any sort of firewall program?  Earlier you had intended to 
install moblock.  Did you get that working?  If you did try turning it off  (or 
any other firewall that you have running) and see if you can get and receive 
mail.

Do you know what the 8 updates were for?  If not you can run:

cat /var/log/dpkg.log | grep 2009-08-17 

to see what you changed on 8/17.  Or you can open the file in kate and look at 
the lines dated 2009-08-17  -- you don't need to use sudo or kdesuo in either 
case.

John Vifian
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