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Bug 605484 - Account does not appear after switching from POP to IMAP until after restart
Account does not appear after switching from POP to IMAP until after restart
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 207481
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.28.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
evolution[accounts]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-12-26 14:42 UTC by Matthew Barnes
Modified: 2012-04-11 16:24 UTC
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Description Matthew Barnes 2009-12-26 14:42:39 UTC 
Forwarding from a Fedora bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=550573

In "Edit -> Preferences -> Mail Accounts", I changed my gmail account from POP
to IMAP by changing "Server Type" and "Server" on the Receiving Email tab. 
After closing the account manager, the account did not appear in the list of
accounts in the left-hand pane of the main Evolution window (as I would have
expected).  I *was* asked for the password to the new server, which I supplied.

After restarting Evolution the account appears as expected, but there was no
notification that a restart was necessary.

Version: evolution-2.28.2-1.fc12.i686
Comment 1 Matthew Barnes 2012-03-02 12:55:00 UTC 
This practice of switch account types on-the-fly should be forbidden entirely.  We don't allow it for calendars and address books, it doesn't make sense to allow it for mail accounts.
Comment 2 Milan Crha 2012-04-11 16:24:33 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 207481 ***