Kontact/Kmail IMAP resource bug

I have switched over to Kontact as my personal PIM and using IMAP resources for calendar and task list. This solution works great for me because I have 3 computers all synced up with tasks via IMAP.

I love dropping emails into the task list. But suddenly that had all stopped working.

After some frustration I finally searched the google for a solution and found this thread. It contains a workaround that worked for me, adding TheIMAPResourceAccount variable to the kmailrc file.

to summarize the workaround, find this section in the kmailrc file:


[IMAP Resource]
Enabled=false
HideGroupwareFolders=false
TheIMAPResourceEnabled=true
TheIMAPResourceFolderParent=.1709087027.directory/INBOX


That big long number there is the account handle. Take that number and add another line in that same section:


TheIMAPResourceAccount=1709087027


Do all this with kmail completely closed of course. Then when you start kmail its all back!

Problems with config files in KDE is nothing new to me. In general I have seen a lack of consistency with KDE application config files. They seem to lose options or change them in a non-gracious manner. On my 3 computers, the kmail config is the same but the kmailrc files are no where near alike.

Now I can drag and drop tasks again, until the next rev!

For work I still use Outlook and I have to say that Outlook 2007 rocks. I wish it ran in KDE.