GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 72253
Balsa freezes when POP3 password is blank
Last modified: 2009-08-15 18:40:50 UTC
Hi, with the Balsa version 1.3.1, when you put a blank password in POP3 account definition (Preferences-->MTA Server) and you try to verify this POP3 account, Balsa application freezes :-( IMHO the POP3 password must be verified that it's not blank or when you try to get your mails via POP3, a window must appear to enter password. IMHO, the second proposition will be better because enter POP3 password in "Preferences" is not good for security (possibility to use POP3 account if the computer is stolen or used during your absence). Thx, Foxy
good news is balsa freezes while trying to popup the ask password windows, bad news is balsa freezes while trying to popup the ask password window
Created attachment 6863 [details] backtrace of hung balsa
Created attachment 6869 [details] [review] Proposed fix.
I have tested the patch with the CVS version of Balsa. It works well, good job, Pawel. Thanks, Foxy.
BTW, balsa-1.3.7 (prerelease of 1.4.0) is available for download: http://balsa.gnome.org/