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Evolution does not ask for password on starting up

Asked by Chris Hirtes

I am using Ubuntu 9.04 and when I click the "Evolution" icon on the top tool-bar no password request box comes up and the application loads with the send/receive and other options greyed out. I can view old e-mails in the various folders but cannot send or receive messages. Other functions Calendar, Task... appear to work OK but I do not receive reminders.

The application worked until 28th May and since then I have been looking at FAQs without success. Today I, possibly erroneously, clicked the "forget password" preference when the password request box came up which I completed but nothing further happened. I also started the bug report process but, being very new to Ubuntu, I got lost when filling in the details and ended up on Launchpad.

I have checked my mail settings which seem OK - I normally download from www.netaddress.com and can send and receive mail OK via this site when on-line.

I am concerned I cannot use the Evolution mail function and also that anybody with access to my computer can read all my old Evolution data.

Your help would be much appreciated.

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Steven Danna (ssd7) said : 		#1

This sounds like evolution may just be in offline mode. If it is, you would see a disconnected pipe or wire icon in the bottom left-hand corner. You can put it back into online mode by clicking that icon or going to File->Work Online

If you are in Online mode, post back here and we will see what other troubleshooting is possible.

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