-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jan Ciger wrote: > Hello, > > Is it just me or is the current Cooker version of Evolution 1.4 so > incredibly buggy ? (Or is Evolution 1.4 working at all ? I do not know, > I am KDE user and didn't use Gnome since long time ago - no flamewars > please). > > I am trying to start it under KDE and use it with my IMAP account. It > usually hangs when trying to contact the IMAP server. The server logs > say, that there was a wrong certificate version sent from Evolution (??? > I have no personal certs set up, authentication is just with password > over SSL). OK, I kill it, kill bonobo, kill gconf and whatever else > there is, restart, then it pops up the dialogue about a self-signed > certificate. OK, so far so good. >
I have never been happy with Evolution's IMAP support, but it *was* *worse* in 1.2! > Then, when trying to work with my mail, it likes to freeze in various > stages, e.g. when downloading mail, when trying to exit the program, > sometimes I lose my filters, trying to use LDAP server for contacts > hangs it etc. > > Did anybody manage to use Evolution with IMAP ? I switched to IMAP > recently for my e-mail and had to abandon Kmail, because it does not > support automatic running of filters on IMAP folders yet. With my tons > of spam and 800 new mails daily it is huge pain to use. > > Right now I am using Mozilla, but that is very slow. I tried to use > Thunderbird as well, but the "speed" of the GUI is not much improved. > You almost see the widgets redrawing. > The GUI may be slow, but there is nothing that can compete with the IMAP client code for speed. IMHO, it's worth it. Plus, good LDAP support (better than Kmail/Kaddressbook, but no write support like Evo :-(). > I also tried Sylpheed, but it is using old GTK 1.2 and it's > non-antialiased fonts stand out as a sore thumb. > > Any suggestions for a reasonable e-mail client with good IMAP support ? > > For the record : I am using daily updated Cooker on x86 here, except of > the kernel, that is a bit older version of Danny's multimedia kernel > recompiled with some options I needed. Get some more ram, and run Mozilla ;-). Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/IBjHrJK6UGDSBKcRAvHxAKCt9oTZo1BlyikIIlP9BWMfHC0s6ACeM99+ MbKsk9B7xPpfB8sk80so2YM= =y5wY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
