tags 408163 fixed-upstream pending thanks Hi,
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:48:23 -0800 (PST) Richard Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: sylpheed-claws-gtk2 > Version: 2.6.0-1 > > I'm a first time user of Sylpheed-Claws, so when I first started it, > it presented me with the setup wizard. I have to use ssh tunnelling > to get to my mail servers, so they don't appear to be on standard > ports. There is no way to properly enter this information in the > wizard, but i tried entering localhost:1993. (I'm using port 1993 to > forward to port 993 on the real server) > > After going through the wizard, and hitting 'Save' to continue, > Sylpheed-Claws started up, and I was presented with a window saying > it was unable to connect to localhost:1993:993, and that I would need > to reconfigure the plugin. At that point, Sylpheed-Claws closed, > presumably because there were no available mailboxes. When I started > Sylpheed-Claws again, the setup wizard presented itself again, and I > elected to setup a local mailbox, so that I could configure my real > mailbox from the primary setup dialogs that I assumed, correctly, > would let me set the ports. > > It would be useful if the wizard offered port settings, or determined > them from the hostname if present, and if Sylpheed-Claws would stay > open even if it does not have a mailbox. This bug is already solved upstream, which is already packaged but not available on the archives because the upstream name change joined with the archive freeze for Etch we're currently in. Packages for Claws Mail 2.7.1 (the new name for Sylpheed-Claws) can be found here: http://people.debian.org/~mones/claws-mail Feel free to test them. regards, -- Ricardo Mones http://people.debian.org/~mones «The Public is merely a multiplied "me." -- Mark Twain»
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