Version: 1.5.1 (using KDE 3.1.1) Installed from: SuSE Compiler: gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.20-4GB kmail allows to compose a new msg when $HOME is out of space, with an external editor a temp file in /tmp/kde-*/ is created. This temp file is removed when the external editor terminates. When sending the mail, kmail displays a "fatal error - no space on disk" and quits, taking the unsaved msg with it. If there's enough space to compose a msg with an external editor, then there's enough space to do an emergency save. Would it be possible to defer removing the temp file, or even better, instead of quitting, ask where to save the file (or check a few places for space and tell the user where the file was saved)?
Subject: Re: New: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space The developmental version of KMail contains a fix for this problem. The contents of the composer window is periodically saved to disk. This fix should be included in KDE 3.2. Don. On Monday 04 August 2003 12:23, list0570@paradise.net.nz wrote: > ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- > You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. > > http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62095 > Summary: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space > Product: kmail > Version: 1.5.1 > Platform: SuSE RPMs > OS/Version: Linux > Status: UNCONFIRMED > Severity: wishlist > Priority: NOR > Component: general > AssignedTo: kmail@kde.org > ReportedBy: list0570@paradise.net.nz > > > Version: 1.5.1 (using KDE 3.1.1) > Installed from: SuSE > Compiler: gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE > Linux) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.20-4GB > > kmail allows to compose a new msg when $HOME is out of space, with > an external editor a temp file in /tmp/kde-*/ is created. This temp > file is removed when the external editor terminates. When sending > the mail, kmail displays a "fatal error - no space on disk" and > quits, taking the unsaved msg with it. > > If there's enough space to compose a msg with an external editor, > then there's enough space to do an emergency save. Would it be > possible to defer removing the temp file, or even better, instead > of quitting, ask where to save the file (or check a few places for > space and tell the user where the file was saved)? > _______________________________________________ > KMail Developers mailing list > kmail@mail.kde.org > http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kmail
Subject: Re: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space Periodically saving the contents of the composer doesn't help if the user uses an external editor. Therefore I re-open this bug report. But please note that I don't think it will get fixed. A "volume out of space" error is an exceptional error and IMO it's not worth to put too much work in avoiding trouble in case of a full disk, especially if it only affects people who use an external editor. Only advanced users will use an external editor. And those users should know enough about full disks to be able to avoid this situation.
Subject: Re: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space > But please note that I don't think it will get fixed. A "volume out of > space" error is an exceptional error and IMO it's not worth to put too > much work in avoiding trouble in case of a full disk, especially if it > only affects people who use an external editor. I agree. > Only advanced users > will use an external editor. And those users should know enough about > full disks to be able to avoid this situation. First thing you know about a full disk is when you try and save something, and get a disk full error. In that case, you just save somewhere else and fix the disk full. No problem. Unless, of course, the application only tells you "disk full - I am quitting now and stuff your unsaved edits", which is what kmail is doing. My mail logs also show that kmail didn't even *send* the mail before quitting. Therefore, it seems to be correct to say that kmail simply discards composed msgs of which outgoing copies can't be saved due to a disk full, before even attempting to save (or send) the msg. This is a bug. Instead, it should display "msg can't be saved or sent" together with a button "try again" as well as the, existing, button "exit". Useful would also be to be able to re-open the composer, as this would allow to at least save the msg body elsewhere. Volker
Subject: Re: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space Immediately aborting KMail is currently the best we can do in case of a full disk because this is the only way we can prevent the loss of messages which KMail is receiving. That's unfortunate but it's probably better to lose a message that you've written yourself than to lose messages which you'll never know anything about in case they are lost. Still I'd like to see this bug fixed. BTW, I'm pretty sure that there are applications which warn you in case a disk is running out of space.
Subject: Re: composed mail lost when $HOME out of space On Tuesday 05 August 2003 09:46, Ingo "Kl
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