Bug 139630

Summary:	pop3 doesn't timeout when kmail can not connect
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Daniel <kdebugs.slum554>
Component:	pop3	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <pim-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	1.9.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Daniel 2007-01-05 12:24:34 UTC

Version:           1.9.5 (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

Using pop3, when KMail tries to connect to a mail pop3 server and can not, because of a slow Internet connection, it just waits forever (stucks, but not hangs, or crashes), and doesn't download any mail with interval checking. Then I have to press the cancel 'X' button on the status bar and press the Check Mail button again to download the mails.
A timeout would be better, because if I press the Check Mail button again while KMail has stuck, then it just queues the action, and the original, stucked connection doesn't get killed.

Comment 1 Silvan 2007-02-16 05:24:19 UTC

I've been coping with this annoyance for generations of KMail.  It isn't really KMail's fault, but some kind of timeout to kill these stuck kio_pop3 processes automagically would be marvelous.

Comment 2 Donn Ingle 2007-02-16 08:18:47 UTC

16 Feb 2007 -- Donn Ingle
I can confirm that this is a problem. 
From what I have seen on the kubuntu-users mailing list, it's not strictly related to any email providers (like gmail) but more an issue with a slow connection. I am in South Africa and kmail often chokes on gmail pop. It can spend an entire night in this way and I have to stop and start it in the morning and then get a flood of emails coming through.

Comment 3 Jose Medellin 2007-02-20 19:10:06 UTC

Just to confirm the very same problem on my side.

I have the same situation on my machine.

Distro:  Gentoo
KDE Version: 3.5.5
Kmail: 1.9.5

what else would be needed as a reference?

Comment 4 Jaime Torres 2009-07-14 18:00:33 UTC

Marking as duplicate of the oldest bug about killing kio_pop3.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 122457 ***