Version: 1.9.6 (using KDE 3.5.6 "release 41.2" , openSUSE ) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18.2-34-default This is related to bug 142996 and bug 142997. KMail should register itself to handle types application/mbox (*.mbox) and message/rfc822 (*.eml) in the KDE MIME types database. Launching such a file from e.g. Konqueror would then open KMail and display the mbox or mail message.
SVN commit 651064 by dfaure: kmail --view can also handle *.mbox files (such as the ones saved by kmail) BUG: 143040 M +1 -1 kmail_view.desktop --- branches/KDE/3.5/kdepim/kmail/kmail_view.desktop #651063:651064 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Icon=kmail DocPath=kmail/index.html NoDisplay=true -MimeType=message/rfc822 +MimeType=message/rfc822;application/mbox X-KDE-StartupNotify=true X-DCOP-ServiceType=Unique
*** Bug 160248 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***