Version: unknown (using 4.1.64 (KDE 4.1.64 (KDE 4.2 >= 20080828)), compiled sources) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.24-21-generic This is perhaps and global KDE thing but it is kontact that is the most annoying in the situation. The basic assumption is that when we are connected to a network, it is a gateway to the internet. This may not be always true. At work, this network in only an intranet. KMail in this situation attempts to download mail but fails and gives me annoying error messages. Yet i think it cannot be assumed that if its not on the internet, kmail should not attempt to connect as the mail server could be on the intranet. Hence i thin kmail should attempt to connect to server and stay quite if the server is not reachable in the first place and complain only when there is a failure after having found the server.
I dont think this is relevant anymore with the akonadified kmail. When i have a poor internet connection, kmail shows automatically as offline.