Bug 427738

Summary: "POP3 Account" stays as the name for each email I set up; have to check setting each time to tell which it is!
Product: [Applications] kmail2 Reporter: Ruth <ruthesroses>
Component: config dialogAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: ricardo
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.14.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: kmail account settings

Description Ruth 2020-10-15 07:16:35 UTC 
SUMMARY
I've used KMail for over 13 years, and always preferred it for the multiple accounts I could set up and check ALL my emails in about 2 hours a day. Today I installed LEAP 15.2 and the new KMail2 (vs.5.14.2 (20.04.2)) is frustrating me no end. I don't really care for IMAP, but I've even tried that.

When I set up the outgoing account for a domain email, I give it my abbreviated code names, but all of them now show in the drop-down list as "POP3 Account" - so to find out which one it is, I have to go back into the settings to check.

I've changed some of them to IMAP, which solves this problem, but this will be a near learning curve. I dread having to go often to each email in their Cpanel, to sweep out the emails I've deleted in KMail.

Is this a permanent feature now, or am I just lacking some setup info? If it's a bug, I'd sure like it cleared up. I've already lost several days to computer issues, and need to get back to my work routines!

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Tried it dozens of times tonight, both for POP3, and IMAP
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OBSERVED RESULT
The generic term, "POP3 Account" is still always the menu/list name for the emails.

EXPECTED RESULT
to be able to name each email for the Check Mail dropdown list by name.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.18.5
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.71.0
Qt Version: 5.12.7

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Ricardo J. Barberis 2021-05-26 00:59:21 UTC 
Confirmed, KMail 5.17.1 (21.04.1)


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Slackware 15.0beta
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.82.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.10.39
OS Type: 64-bit
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz
Memory: 15.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics
Comment 2 Ricardo J. Barberis 2021-05-26 01:01:59 UTC 
Created attachment 138795 [details]
kmail account settings

Forgot to add a screenshot showing the problem, sorry it's ins spanish but still understendable :)
Comment 3 Ricardo J. Barberis 2021-05-26 01:34:11 UTC 
Hmm, after searching the code for "POP3 Account" I found this 2 lines:

https://invent.kde.org/pim/kdepim-runtime/-/blob/master/resources/pop3/accountwidget.cpp#L132
https://invent.kde.org/pim/kdepim-runtime/-/blob/master/resources/pop3/pop3resource.cpp#L43

Which made me think that naming/renaming the accounts should work.

And it did!


Maybe it's a bug only during creation of the accounts?

Just in case, this is what I did:

- Opened kmail, went to settings - accounts: All of the names were "POP3 Account"
- Edited one by one changing their names, it still showed "POP3 Account" in the list but editing them again showed the right name inside
- Closed kmail
- Stopped akonadi and started it again
- Started kmail, went to settings - accounts: All of the names were those i set!
Comment 4 Ricardo J. Barberis 2022-11-01 14:11:05 UTC 
(In reply to Ruth from comment #0)

Hi Ruth!

I think this was fixed, at least my last attempt to create a new account didn't have this problem anymore.

Can you confirm so we can close this bug report?
Comment 5 Ricardo J. Barberis 2022-11-20 18:18:21 UTC 
Well, I believe this one can be safely closed so I'm doing it.

Feel free to reopen it if needed.