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Bug 437659 - evolution shouldn't automatically comes online when NetworkManager reconnects
evolution shouldn't automatically comes online when NetworkManager reconnects
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
3.4.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Low enhancement
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on: 691080
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-05-11 10:13 UTC by Alex Kavanagh
Modified: 2013-11-19 23:23 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Alex Kavanagh 2007-05-11 10:13:09 UTC 
I believe there should be a configuration option to stop Evolution coming out of offline status (coming online) when NetworkManager reconnects.  Sometimes, I don't want Evolution to be online if I'm using a slow connection or if there is no actual path to my mailserver (e.g. using a VPN).

Other information:
Comment 1 Matthew Barnes 2013-01-03 17:15:24 UTC 
I have a plan to add VPN awareness per-account.

As of 3.6 we don't listen directly to NetworkManager anymore.
Comment 2 Philipp Cordes 2013-07-15 20:25:39 UTC 
For me, it’d be enough to save whether the last switch to offline mode was deliberate (File > Work Offline) or not (NetworkManager could’t connect).

As a sidenote: I use a VPN tunnel to overcome insecure wireless networks - VPN awareness per account wouldn’t help there. Sadly, my OpenConnect VPN connection isn’t recognized by Evolution as “connected to the internet”. And bypassing the automatic detection isn’t possible, either.
Comment 3 Matthew Barnes 2013-11-19 23:23:01 UTC 
This is fixed in 3.11.2.  Each mail account manages its own online state now.