Bug#355290: kmail: getting mail via pop3 results in the message "Could not start process pop3."

[Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>]

* blaue@fh-westkueste.de [Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:22:13 +0100]:

> Package: kmail
> Version: 4:3.5.1-1
> Severity: important

Hi,

> When I try to get mail from a pop3 server (pop3.gmx.net) I get a message
> popping up saying: 
>   "Could not start process pop3."

> In the same time it puts out on stderr the message
>   "kmail: ERROR: : couldn't create slave : Unable to create io-slave:
> klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'pop3'."

> I have this situation for several months, and I have it with a completely new
> debian system as well.

> I tried the port on the host with telnet and get a response.

> Sending mail is no problem

  This paragraph is from the description of the kmail package (apt-cache
  show kmail):

    You need to install kdepim-kio-plugins if you want to use IMAP or
    mbox files, and/or kdebase-kio-plugins if you want to use POP3.

  So please install kdebase-kio-plugins. I'm closing this bug.

  Cheers,

-- 
Adeodato Simó                                     dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer                                  adeodato at debian.org
 
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