On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 07:35 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 04:22 -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 01:10 -0400, Ric Moore wrote: > > > On Fri, 2008-04-04 at 20:39 -0600, dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Does anyone know what would cause my Evolution client to suddenly lose its > > > > ability to send/receive mail from my ISP? The "Send/Receive" button on the > > > > upper tool bar is grayed out. So are the File -> Send/Receive and F9 > > > > options. > > > > > > I've done that. Just look in the lower left hand corner and there is an > > > icon that looks like two electrical plugs. If there is a red X between > > > them, then it's in offline mode. Just click on it, and the plugs will > > > close, putting you back into online mode, where you can send and receive > > > stuff. I've done that more times than I can count! Embarrassing, > > > especially after I raised hell on the list about evolution being > > > broke. :) Ric > > > > Ahhh... That was it. The thorn in the paw of the lion. Thank you! (Why > > on earth doesn't 'evolution --help-all' mention that little nugget?) > > A while back I complained on the Evolution list because suddenly Evo > decided to start up in offline mode, even though I specifically > requested it not to (via a Preference option). After some discussion it > turned out that the problem was > > <drum roll .................> > > NetworkManager! > > I was running NM (without ever consciously deciding to -- it just ran > without asking) but NM wasn't actually managing my wired connection, so > it thought I wasn't connected. Evo took its word for it and thought > "hmmm, he's not connected, better start up offline". It would sort > itself out when I clicked the icon to go online, until the next time. > > The solution was to let NM manage the connection. I suppose an alternate > solution would be to remove NM completely. > > I mention all this because it's a startling example of how two > apparently independant universes (Evo and NM) interact. This is not a > Good Thing (tm). > > poc > So you think thatt Evolution should come up in wired mode when no network connection exists? Sounds wrong to me. -- ======================================================================= Machines have less problems. I'd like to be a machine. -- Andy Warhol ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
