Kmail wont get already read mail

BradB · Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 8:04 pm Post subject: Kmail wont get already read mail

OK, somehow my Kmail ~/Mail directory got deleted, so Kmail made a new one. Fine so far. However, when I get messages from my POP3 server, Kmail only gets the new messages. How do I force it to get all messages that are on my mail server?
Would this also be a problem for a person who had a single email account, but logged and got mail with Kmail from 2 different computers? Ie, missed messages?
If Kmail can't do this, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternate mailer that is like Kmail (I really like it) and will play nice when I get mail on my desktop and on my PC?

Cheers
Brad

shadow303 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 101

I am having a little trouble figuring out what you are getting at, but I'll take a crack at it. Normally by default, Kmail (and pretty much every other mail program I have used) removes messages from the server after retrieving them. You have to modify the settings for the mail client if you want them to be left on the POP server. If you accidently delete messages after popping them from the server, you are basicly SOL.

BradB · Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 9:43 pm Post subject:

Sorry - I wasn't very clear. OK, here goes - again

- The messages are still on the server, I have a web interface that I can still read my old mail on.
- Kmail appears to only get new messages from the server, so I can get any new messages that are sent to me.
- I can't get my old messages off the server with Kmail.

Cheers
Brad

puddpunk · l33t Joined: 20 Jul 2002 Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand

Well what i suggest you do, is go in through your web interface and use the option "mark as unread" for all the mail in there.

Then go into KMail and go into the Network tab, then to Receiving, then select your pop account and deselect the "delete messages off server option"

That will make kmail recieve all the mail and not delete it off the server, but if you read any mail on your web interface before kmail gets it, you'll have to mark it as unread.

On the whole, those are only workarounds, not solutions. And i think the problem is with the POP3 protocol, and not kmail. I sugest you look into IMAP which keeps the mail on a central server, letting you access it from where you want.

Hope i could help
Pudd.