This bug has been opened here: https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/9103

"hello,


1. I am using IMAP for my email boxes over DSL and PSTN connexions. sometime the
sockets are closed just because I was deconnected.

When I am deconnected, many popup windows alert me about IMAP failure.

But I am using auto reconnection, so these reconnections should be transparent
to the user.

Is it possible to have a checkbox to hide or disable popups about IMAP failures
until XXX unsuccesses or until a "long" timeout ?

this "long" time-out may be the time to check the new mails.

As example, Mail.app on my Mac OS X puts an icon wich means the IMAP mailbox is
disconnected. and this icon diseappers automa[tg]icly when the connection is
established again.


2. In the same way, I discovered some POP3 and IMAP servers that denied password
during system update ... so is it possible to have to confirm the known password
( but not shown to screen ) ?

the link with the first point is : the connection worked few minuts ago, so the
problem isn't the user but elsewhere.

so if there is a global strategy to apply, this strategy should be like :
  user provided informations should never be invalided without his consent


Cordialement,


Samuel."