Bug 57192

Summary: Re-editing a message resets the identity when "sticky" is active
Product: [Applications] kmail Reporter: Hans <kde-bugs.mail.postfach144>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: normal CC: lemma
Priority: NOR Keywords: triaged
Version: 1.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Description Hans 2003-04-13 19:59:59 UTC 
Version:           1.5 (using KDE 3.1.0)
Installed from:    SuSE
Compiler:          gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.4.4-4GB

When re-editing a message from the drafts or outbox folder the "From:" header field should not change automatically.
Comment 1 Hans 2003-04-13 22:11:00 UTC 
Clarification: 
 
As I just understood this report should have been named "Re-editing a message 
resets the identity settings". 
 
KMail sets the last identity which was used together with the "Sticky" option no 
matter whether you're creating a new message or re-editing an old one. So if you 
changed some of the identity details (for exaple the "From:" field, see above) or 
even chose another identity this will be reset on re-editing. 
 
This occurs only when you have set the "Sticky" option. But I still can't see it as a 
feature because you normally set the identity when creating a message and the 
automatic change during re-editing is easily overlooked.
Comment 2 Nicolas Chevreux 2006-02-18 12:42:52 UTC 
Seconded. This can lead to problems when using Kmail with several identities (such as "home" or "work", for example).
Comment 3 Michael Leupold 2008-11-09 19:20:33 UTC 
This is still reproducible on trunk r881868. This is a question of policy. It should be clarified if this is a bug or a feature request.
Comment 4 Laurent Montel 2015-04-12 10:01:25 UTC 
Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report.

KMail2 was released in 2011, and the entire code base went through significant changes. We are currently in the process of porting to Qt5 and KF5. It is unlikely that these bugs are still valid in KMail2.

We welcome you to try out KMail 2 with the KDE 4.14 release and give your feedback.