Version: 1.11.2 (using 4.2.2 (KDE 4.2.2), 4.2.2-5.fc10 Fedora) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 Kmail does not remember the View -> Set Charset -> Charset settings. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start kmail/kontact 2. Select some charset (for example - auto or UTF-8) 3. close the application 4. start it again - the charset is set back to the initial setting Expected behaviour - upon restart the lastly selected charset should be selected and active for reading messages.
The view->encoding menu is a temporary measure to view a message which does not correctly contain the Charset header. There is no reason to store that selection. If you want to override the charset, change it in configure kmail / appearance / message window