KMail's file locking implementation uses the fcntl system calls by default.
This has problems in situations where your mail account folders are mounted
over nfs. There is a new hidden option where you can change the locking
implementation for local mail accounts. This will enable you to use a local
mail account which is mounted over nfs.
There are four different locking options you can use:
procmail_lockfile
mutt_dotlock
mutt_dotlock_privileged
none
procmail_lockfile will use a small utility that comes with procmail called
lockfile. You can use this if your mail folder is in a directory where you
have write permissions. This will not work on your /var/spool/mail/user file
in most cases. It will create .lock files on your account when kmail is
checking for new mail. Please note that this will only work if procmail is
installed on your system.
mutt_dotlock and mutt_dotlock_privileged will both use a small utility that
comes with mutt called mutt_dotlock. mutt_dotlock can be used in the same
way as the procmail_lockfile option, with the same limitation with regards to
the /var/spool/mail/ folders. However, the mutt_dotlock_privileged option
can create lock files in the /var/spool/mail directory. mutt_dotlock is a
setgid program and this option will run mutt_dotlock in setgid mode. Please
note that these options will only work if mutt is installed on your system.
If you don't want to use any locking, the none option is what you want.
However, there are risks of losing mail when no locking is used.
In your kmailrc, there are group sections for each of your mail accounts-
These will typically look like:
[Account 1]
Folder=inbox
Location=/net/ns/home/wynnw/.newmail
Name=Work
Type=local
check-exclude=false
check-interval=10
precommand=
To change the account to use the locking mechanism you want, change it to:
[Account 1]
Folder=inbox
Location=/net/ns/home/wynnw/.newmail
Name=Work
Type=local
check-exclude=false
check-interval=10
precommand=
LockType=<value>
where <value> is procmail_lockfile, mutt_dotlock, mutt_dotlock_privileged, or
none. So an actual working account group would look like:
[Account 1]
Folder=inbox
Location=/net/ns/home/wynnw/.newmail
Name=Work
Type=local
check-exclude=false
check-interval=10
precommand=
LockType=mutt_dotlock
Please make the changes exactly as you see them here- case sensitivity is
very important, as is spelling:)
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=66768
pop account type won't work until I check in an updated pop3 kioslave
(which won't be for a few more days at least). But everything should still
compile and run fine(ish) anyway.
Email me sanders@kde.org cc'ing the kmail list if something is screwed.
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=42010
drag&drop of messages is therefore broken.
* Added support for subdirectories in ~/Mail -> hierarchical
folders!
* Changed ancient folder edit/create dialog to something
more useful.
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=30538
* Composer: answering the confirmation is no longer
ignored.
* Finetuning: added missing pixmaps to makefile and
repainted pixmap for queued and sent messages.
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=8608
- Improved kmnewiostatuswdg*
- Implemented the StatusWdg for local accouts. Aborting for local accounts
is not yet supported.
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=5709
* implemented urgent,commit-delivery,commit-read composer msg types
* fixed some bugs in the HTML generation in the reader
* implemented send-again message operation
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=4310
Hopefully everything works. Now sent mail is stored in the folder sent.
Also some other bug fixes I described yesterday and the day before.
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=1909
I have no idea which is the right class for adding messages)
corrected some bugs within settings (no setGroup)
svn path=/trunk/kdenetwork/kmail/; revision=1119
Michael Haeckel
Don Sanders
Mike Pilone
Kalle Dalheimer
Helge Deller
Matthias Kiefer
Sven Radej
Waldo Bastian
Stefan Taferner
Stephan Kulow
Hans Petter Bieker
Markus Wuebben
Robert Williams
cvs