Just to clarify my previous post; I'm away from any network that I have access to, so turned off network manager (using the gui) and then used a dialup modem via GnomePPP to get on to the net.
Under these conditions Evolution seems inclined to start in offline mode. When put online it contacts the mailserver and then asks for password. Under these conditions it asks only once and then works as normal. -- 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