Bug 108651

Summary:	incorrect error message for not matching kmail version
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	Richard Bos <richard.bos>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	kollix
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.7.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Richard Bos 2005-07-06 16:06:31 UTC

Version:           1.7.2 (using KDE KDE 3.3.2)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

After starting kmail, the following error is seen:

KMail could not create folder '$HOME/Mail';
please make sure that you can view and modify the content of the folder '/home/rbos'.

Well $HOME is set to /home/rbos and the latter can written to!

My home directory is nfs mounted and I run kmail from different systems.
These systems have different kde versions installed.  The problem seem
to be caused by this.  The error is reported by kmail-1.7.2 on the other
system with kmail-1.8 I can just start kmail as expected.

The error should not be 'KMail could not create folder '$HOME/Mail';
but should tell the user that kmail configuration file is for a 
newer kmail version (1.8) and as such kmail (1.7.2) can not be started
anylonger...., please upgrade.

Comment 1 Richard Bos 2005-07-06 16:08:13 UTC

As a side note: because kmail cannot be started => or just rejects to
start kontact does not start too.  Ain't it possible to have kontact mark
kmail is being inactive and continue?

Comment 2 Martin Koller 2009-09-05 14:12:27 UTC

Between KDDE 3.3 and 3.4 the config reading changed and allowed since then to have $HOME in the config.
As this is not allowed in older version, you must make sure to define an absolute path in the config when you want to mix versions.