Bug 42886

Summary:	kdenetwork-3.2.0 ebuild missing patch to prevent kmail mail loss
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Greg <gb006k>
Component:	[OLD] KDE	Assignee:	Gentoo KDE team <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.kde.org/info/3.2.php
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Description Greg 2004-02-25 06:38:13 UTC

The KDE 3.2 Info page lists this as a "grave bug and common pitfall", and has a patch for it. "Two problems with KMail were detected which can lead to mail loss"

See http://www.kde.org/info/3.2.php

Reproducible: Didn't try
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Have a message with missing UID
2. Try to delete it
3. Your whole mail folder is clobbered

Actual Results:  
Method to obtain a message with missing UID has not been determined.

Expected Results:  
Just delete the message

Comment 1 Caleb Tennis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-02-25 07:16:52 UTC

That's because it's in kdepim, and the patches have been in portage since the day they were announced.