Version: 1.10.0 (using 4.1.00 (KDE 4.1.0), Arch Linux) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.25 As above. If you are connecting to a pop3 or imap server and your account password starts with a ! kmail will fail to authenticate. Once it fails to authenticate and you manually type in the password you can connect to the server. Storing the password in teh config file and restarting kmail, the authentication problem shows its self again.
*** Bug 177410 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
As Bug 177410 was marked as duplicat, let me add some comments: 1) The password doens't have to start with a "!". At least a "!" at the end triggers the problem as well 2) I don't have problems with imap or pop3! Only smtp seems to be affected, as confirmed in comment 1 in bug 177410
In kmail 1.10.3 (using KDE 4.1.3) an exclamation mark (!) doesn't work in pop3 or in smtp password field. I remember that this problem already existed in a former version of kmail...is anyone working on this issue? Thanks for your great work. If you need anything else, just write me an email.
I also have this problem for smtp (! at the end of password). Pop3 works fine. If disable a saved password and type it manually, it works fine. Of course, who wants to do that for each sent email? It seems that Sven also has the same problem: http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/399076-kmail-does-not-store-smtp-passwords-correctly.html.
It works for me in kde 4.2.68, even with two !! in the password, for smtp and pop3.
@JAIME: 4.2.68? I am running 4.2.2 from Factory Rep - is your's SVN or something? Thx, Dennis
More or less, KDE: Factory. (the standard is without :)
Here using: Qt: 4.5.0 + qt-copy-patches-936035 KDE: 4.2.68 (KDE 4.2.68 (KDE 4.3 >= 20090327)) kdelibs svn rev. 949044 kdepimlibs svn rev.949046 kmail svn rev. 949046 on ArchLinux i686 - Kernel 2.6.28.8 I can't reproduce this neither when using "!!" on the start/end of the password for both SMTP/IMAP. Even after saving the password on the Wallet and reloading KMail. Marking as WORKSFORME Thanks
*** Bug 191856 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
i have the same problem with a '!' in imap passwords with kubuntu jaunty. the same for opensuse 11.1. i do not use (and would like it not) k-wallet. at the end of kmail (or contact) i am asked whether the password in the configuration file should be saved, which i acknowledge. the next time you start kmail (or kontact) an error message appears, that the password is incorrect. i set the password in this dialog again and the password remains valid until the end.
I'm pretty sure this is a 3.5 -> 4.x migration bug. Unfortunately, this is something we can't fix in the KMail code. The 3.5 KMail versions are broken when it comes to saving passwords containing a '!' (and some other special chars). When migrating to the 4.x versions of KMail, I recommend going into the settings and changing your account password to a temporary that doesn't contain the '!'. Then go back into the settings and change the account password back to the one containing the '!'. This should work.. if not, then try removing the account entirely and then re-create using the '!' password. Would some kind person feel like putting this hint on the KMail UserBase page?
hiya allen, both of this does not work. first i changed my password to a password that doesn't contain the '!' and save it. then i changed back to the original password with the '!'. -> same error as i described before. after this try, i delete the account and re-create a new account with the '!' in the account password. -> same error as i described before. :-( regards martin
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 144814 ***
hiya thomas, (In reply to comment #13) > > *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 144814 *** maybe this is a duplicate, but this error isn't fixed! i've done a fresh install of ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty) and opensuse 11.1. both of this use kde 4.2.x and on both systems it doesn't work. so it is not a solution, to set this bug only as a "duplicate" or "work for me", cause "work not for me" and some others.