On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 13:22 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > > After upgrading to 2.28 in Debian SID evolution does no longer start in > > on-line mode, but in off-line mode. I have look into preferences and the > > manual but was unable to find a way to change this behaviour. Can > > someone please point me to a successfull solution? > > > Do you have NetworkManager running? Evo uses NetworkManager to > determine if the machine is on- or off-line and adjusts its status > accordingly. I *thought* that if NM wasn't active it just ignored it, > but some of the logic may have changed in the new version.
This is a known bug/misfeature. If NM is active but not configured to manage the specific interface that Evo is using, it tells Evo the interface is down. The solution is either to disable NM or (preferably) configure it to manage the interface (it's not hard to do). poc _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
