Bug 175698

Summary:	KMail fails to set destination contacts from distribution lists through
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	greatbunzinni
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	jtamate, saigkill
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.10.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description greatbunzinni 2008-11-20 20:20:54 UTC

Version:           1.10.1 (using KDE 4.1.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I've set up a distribution list through KAddressBook and when I type it's name in the address field in KMail's "New Message" dialog, the field's auto-completion feature presents the distribution list's name, which the user can select and set as a destination.

Unfortunately, KMail doesn't follow up on that feature and doesn't fill the relevant address fields with the addresses that are a part of the distribution list. Instead, when the email is placed in the outbox it assumes the form of <distribution list's name>@kubuntu.

It would be nice if it was possible to set an address field with a given distribution list's name get kmail to compose an email so that all distribution list's recipients could receive it.

Comment 1 Jaime Torres 2008-11-26 13:13:52 UTC

It works for me in svn trunk r888112 (kde 4.2 beta 1)

Comment 2 Jaime Torres 2008-11-30 12:09:17 UTC

*** Bug 176504 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Jaime Torres 2008-11-30 12:10:35 UTC

I'm partially able to reproduce it.

First, if the distribution list is not saved, then the default @hostname is happened to the mail address in the message in the output folder. (using queue instead of send).

If the distribution list is created with emails not in the address book, when the distribution list is expanded in the message in the output folder, those addresses are also happened the @hostname.

Comment 4 greatbunzinni 2008-11-30 12:26:00 UTC

This bug is still present in kmail 1.10.3. On a side note, the distribution list feature does work if the user goes through KAddressBook, selects the distribution list and then clicks on the distribution list hyper link that is made available in what appears to be KAddressBook's central widget.

Comment 5 Thomas McGuire 2008-11-30 14:52:09 UTC

Broken distribution lists are already handled in bug 166797, so marking this as a duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 166797 ***