[Bug 855202] Re: What if the network goes down after a message is composed?

[gpk]

You come back to me seven years later and ask for confirmation of a bug?
<<Godfather Meme>>

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 12:17 AM Launchpad Bug Tracker <
855202 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:

> [Expired for thunderbird (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for
> 60 days.]
>
> ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Incomplete => Expired
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> Title:
>   What if the network goes down after a message is composed?
>
> Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
>   Expired
>
> Bug description:
>   The following scenario is rather annoying on a laptop with a dubious
> wifi network:
>   1) compose a message.
>   2) hit the send button
>   3) SMTP works
>   4) network goes away
>   5) Copy to the "SEND" folder fails  (assume it is on a remote machine)
>   At this point, you're stuck, because you cannot change the name of the
> server, or change to local files.     Also, it's effectively impossible to
> switch to another wifi network because the "Try again" pop-up keeps popping
> up.
>
>   Odds are goo that you'll have to retype the message.
>   Worse, if it is sent, you'll probably lose the record that you sent it.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>   Package: thunderbird 3.1.13+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
>   Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
>   Architecture: i386
>   Date: Tue Sep 20 22:02:12 2011
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110426.1)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   SourcePackage: thunderbird
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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