Re: Evolution on Squeeze has Send/Receive button disabled
On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 12:44 +0300, Angelin Lalev wrote:
> I'm growing old and impatient. Years ago I'd wait a several days in
> which I'd dissect the problem. It appears that I have somehow
> activated "offline" mode. That's why evolution would not let me push
> "Send/Receive" button.
(Debian Squeeze 64-bit)
I had a weird problem with Network Manager whereby it somehow didn't
recognize that I was connected. The effect of that problem, for me, was
that Epiphany and Liferea (though, curiously, not Evolution) were always
starting in offline mode, which got old very quickly. I found out that
Epiphany can be made to bypass network manager by unchecking the
"managed network" key in the GConf configuration editor
(/apps/epiphany/general/managed_network), but then I realized I don't
actually need Network Manager at all, since I'm only using a basic
DHCP/ADSL setup and no wireless connection. So I removed it.
Problems solved, even though I don't know why Network Manager was acting
up in the first place. A little searching did reveal that lots of
people have the same problem with Network Manager (as well as other
problems), especially amongst Ubuntu users. I never had any issue with
it in Lenny or prior, so I just left it alone. But, actually, I never
have really needed it.
Anyway, the point is, perhaps Evolution can be configured to bypass
Network Manager like Epiphany can be.
--
Michael M.
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