[Bug 43006] Infinite loop when user attempts to use unsupported auth protocol

[Rocco Stanzione]

Public bug reported:

Affects: kdepim (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
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.

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Infinite loop when user attempts to use unsupported auth protocol
https://launchpad.net/bugs/43006