I too am getting this bug which I logged as bug # 158693 then I found this bug on the forum so so marked mine as a duplicate of this.
Apart from exiting Evolution in a folder other than InBox, I also found that by unticking the check box to automatically check email every xx minutes in the pop3 account preferences and just using the Send/Receive button manually Evolution starts without prompting for a password and send/receive works fine as some of you have mentioned. -- Evolution : On startup unable to connect to POP server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs