Bug 290272 - Default value for maximum number of recipients is too small
Summary: Default value for maximum number of recipients is too small
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kontact
Classification: Applications
Component: mail (show other bugs)
Version: 4.7.2
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2011-12-31 17:20 UTC by Bruno Haible
Modified: 2012-02-06 13:09 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 4.8
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Description Bruno Haible 2011-12-31 17:20:43 UTC
Version:           4.7.2 (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

Seen in kmail-4.7.4:

There is a configuration setting for the maximum number of recipients in a mail
reply: Email editor > General > Maximum number of recipients.
It was introduced in
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdepim/repository/revisions/f3476527e4f4c0e269590bf5108cdce211b9c2c7
as a fix to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216351

The problem is that the default value of this maximum number is 1.
So, when I "reply to all" to a mail with 1 To and 2 CC recipients, I get a
dialog "Truncating recipients list to 1 of 2 entries." And no hint where this
problem comes from.

Suggestion 1: Set the default value to 100.
This would make the problem disappear with normal (not huge) recipient lists.

Suggestion 2: Add to the error message (in messagecomposer/recipientseditor.cpp)
a hint where to find the configuration setting for the limit.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Pick a mail with 1 To and 2 CCs. Do "Reply to all...".

Actual Results:  
A dialog "Truncating recipients list to 1 of 2 entries." appears,
and some of the expected recipients have been omitted.

Expected Results:  
All Tos and all CCs (except myself) should be listed as recipients.

Related bugs:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216351
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=287367
Comment 1 Christophe Marin 2012-01-02 19:55:49 UTC
This was fixed. The default is back to 200.
Comment 2 Axel Braun 2012-01-13 10:06:09 UTC
Hope you removed the 'feature' and the configuation option completely, I see no need for it at all. It just creates bugs (like this) and confuses the user. Just open the mail with all recipients that are in the mail!
Comment 3 Silver Salonen 2012-02-06 13:09:54 UTC
I too don't undestand what's the point of the option. At least make it possible to disable the option (I tried value 0, but then all the recipients were cut).