I opened a bug with Gnome and the initial suggestion seems to be that Ubuntu should start e-d-s on log-in.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352429 -- evolution-alarm-notify does not start on session start https://launchpad.net/bugs/57318 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
