On Thursday, 23 August 2018 22:05:35 BST superao...@gmail.com wrote: > Recent versions of kmail / akonadi plays so badly with gmail that it is > extremely irritating and the practical solution for me is restarting akonadi > many times a day using akonadictl restart
It might be best for you to post this on the kdepim-users list with all your software versions as you might find a PIM developer respond - but they might also ask you to log a bug. > This is really annoying not least because spams my desktop three times with > the following unwelcome message, > > "We're sorry, No such method 'agentName' in Interface > 'org.freeedesktop.Akonadi.AgentManager' at objewct path..." > > and only after this message is dismissed three times I get any progress. > > Unless someone knows a magic cure for this problem, and it has been > extensively reported in the akonadi bug section, what I would like is a nicer > way to keep my email working. > > I can pkill akonadi_imap to restart akonadi_imap_resource which works nicely. > > It is quick, lightweight and silent and easily move to a cronjob, BUT, after > three times akonadi_imap_resource will not restart and it is back to > akonadictl restart. > > - If I could increase the limit of three times I can kill _impa_res before > akonadi decides is duff and won't restart it that would be great. > > - If I could restart akonadi_imap_resource somehow that would be great. > > - If akonadictl could simply restart one component (imap_resource) that would > be great. > > - If akonadictl could be persuaded not to spam up my desktop with this > nonsensical error message that would be great. > > - If you have suggestions for another way around the akonadi / gmail bug that > would be great. > > - If you know if clementine or another kmail replacement is around that would > be great. > > - If you know how I can get thunderbird to dock nicely, announce new emails > and not quit when I press the X button that would be great. > > Basically _anything_ to get my email working as it should be. > > Akoanadi is the bane of my computing life and trying to get bugs fixed is, > well pointless. I hope someone is working on something better for the next > version of kde! > > Thanks, > > SA > > -- opensuse:tumbleweed:20180820 Qt: 5.11.1 KDE Frameworks: 5.48.0 - KDE Plasma: 5.13.4 - kwin 5.13.4 kmail2 5.8.3 - akonadiserver 5.8.3 - Kernel: 4.18.0-1-default - xf86-video-nouveau: 1.0.15