Version:            (using KDE 4.4.0)
Compiler:          gcc-c++-4.4.3-2mnb2 
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs

KMail exits prematurely during the first invocation due to an akonadi SNAFU . The second invocation appears to be OK. I'm on Mandriva Linux Cooker and I've tried it using IceWM. I'll attach the logs of the first and second invocations soon - meanwhile here are the last lines of kmail1.log  :

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[akonadiserver] Database "akonadi_shlomi" opened using driver "QPSQL"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_kabc_resource] akonadi_kabc_resource_1(2286)/libakonadi Akonadi::EntityCache<T, FetchJob, FetchScope>::fetchResult: Fetch failed: "Unknown error. (Collection 11 does not exist)"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_kcal_resource] akonadi_kcal_resource_0(2287)/kdepimlibs (kcal): Cannot read uid map file ' "/home/shlomi/.kde4/share/apps/kcal/uidmaps/remote_FLwbIRuKkX" '
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_http' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_http.so
[akonadiserver] Database "akonadi_shlomi" opened using driver "QPSQL"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent] akonadi_maildispatcher_agent(2294)/libakonadi Akonadi::DefaultResourceJob::slotResult: "Unknown resource"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent] akonadi_maildispatcher_agent(2294)/libakonadi Akonadi::ResourceScanJob::Private::fetchResult: "Unknown resource"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent] akonadi_maildispatcher_agent(2294)/libakonadi Akonadi::SpecialCollectionsRequestJobPrivate::resourceScanResult: Failed to request resource "akonadi_maildir_resource_1" : "Unknown error. (Unknown resource)"
[/usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent] akonadi_maildispatcher_agent(2294) OutboxQueue::Private::localFoldersRequestResult: Failed to get outbox folder.
[/usr/bin/akonadi_kcal_resource] akonadi_kcal_resource_0(2287)/kdepimlibs (kcal): Cannot read uid map file ' "/home/shlomi/.kde4/share/apps/kcal/uidmaps/remote_FLwbIRuKkX" '
kmail(2203)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "overlay-busy-clock-1.png" 
kmail(2203)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "overlay-busy-clock-2.png" 
kmail(2203)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "overlay-busy-clock-3.png" 
kmail(2203)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "overlay-busy-clock-4.png" 
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_file.so
kmail(2203)/libakonadi Akonadi::Control::Private::exec: Could not start/stop Akonadi! 
[akonadiserver] Database "akonadi_shlomi" opened using driver "QPSQL"
[akonadiserver] Could not contact query service.
[akonadiserver] QStringList Akonadi::NepomukSearch::search(const QString&) Calling blockingQuery() failed!
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_file.so
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_file.so
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_file.so
kmail(2203) main: Unable to start Akonadi server, exit application 
kdeinit4: PID 2369 terminated.
[akonadiserver] Database "akonadi_shlomi" opened using driver "QPSQL"
[akonadiserver] Could not contact query service.
[akonadiserver] QStringList Akonadi::NepomukSearch::search(const QString&) Calling blockingQuery() failed!
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_file.so
kdeinit4: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/kio_pop3.so
kdeinit4: Got EXT_EXEC '/usr/bin/knotify4' from launcher.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/knotify4
knotify(2401)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "knotify" 
knotify(2401)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "knotify" 
knotify(2401)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "knotify" 
knotify(2401)/kdeui (KIconLoader) KIconLoader::loadIcon: No such icon "knotify" 
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
kdeinit4: PID 2400 terminated.
knotify(2401) KNotify::event: 1  ref= 0
[akonadiserver] Could not contact query service.
[akonadiserver] QStringList Akonadi::NepomukSearch::search(const QString&) Calling blockingQuery() failed!
kdeinit4: PID 2345 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 2391 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 2370 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 2349 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 2371 terminated.
kdeinit4: PID 2393 terminated.
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