On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 23:20 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> Attempting to send email via the server smtp.att.yahoo.com, this
> happens:
> * I click send
> * Nothing happens
> * I click send again
> * The composition window disappears and the message appears in
> the Sent folder (Note: the yellow "Sending" bar never appears)
> * The message is never received, probably never sent.
The problem is the interaction between evolution and Gnome's keyring
manager. The keyring had a wrong password for the ATT smtp server. The
keyring interface (seahorse, I think) does not start under this
situation; evolution just hangs. I don't know why pressing send a
second time causes evolution to claim the message has been sent.
The fix is to start evolution under Gnome. I did this:
1. Start seahorse under KDE; delete all passwords relating to
evolution; there were 3 of them.
2. Close the KDE session; start an Gnome session
3. Send a message using evolution under Gnome; a box appears
requesting a password and asking whether it should be put onto
the keyring; check yes, put the password onto the keyring, and
enter the password; the message is sent
4. Test by closing the Gnome session, starting a KDE session and
sending a message using evolution (under KDE); the message is
sent.
This is obviously a bug. Should it be reported to evolution, to KDE (as
a desktop system), or to the keyring system. Or to all three?
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