Infinite loop when user attempts to use unsupported auth protocol

[Rocco Stanzione]

To reproduce, set up an IMAP account for a server that doesn't support, say, LOGIN authentication, and configure kmail to use LOGIN authentication (I did this because I don't know what the server supports, and kmail's detection failed). Attempting to access the account results in an error saying the protocol is not supported by the server, followed by a login prompt, followed by the error again, ad infinitum. Clicking 'Cancel' on the login prompt has the same results. So does attempting to close it by clicking the X. While this is happening, other kontact/kmail windows (such as the configuration window, where this could be fixed) are hidden behind the main window, and won't accept focus or mouse/keyboard events even if you do something clever like move it to another desktop. The only way I could find out of this loop was to kill kontact.

[Jonathan Riddell (jr)]

Is this still an issue after the update yesterday?

[Rocco Stanzione (trappist)]

This is still an issue in the very latest packages available today from kubuntu.org.

[Robin Sheat (eythian)]

It still remains in Edgy, I just got bit by it.

[Rich Johnson (nixternal)]

I am closing this report due to the lack of activity in the past 7 months. If you feel this is still an issue with the latest version of Kubuntu (KDE 3.5.6 or 3.5.7), I urge you to reopen this report. Thank you.

[Robin Sheat (eythian)]

Reopening, it still happens in Feisty, I just tested it.

[Alex Midgley (alex-tapdancinggoats)]

This still happens for me in Feisty as well.

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

Does this still happen in KDE 4?

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!