>> I added NetworkManager support to KMail. This patch will put 
>KMail in
>> offline/online mode, according to current NetworkManager state. 
>As a side
>> effect, KMail will be switched automatically to offline when you 
>will
>> suspend
>> the machine, and to online after resume.
>>
>> https://github.com/serghei/kde3-
>kdepim/commit/0577b2e0087d6350a099778300ec3912a0fc1e74
>>
>> --
>> Serghei
>
>It would be interesting to forward-port this to the TDE network 
>management
>system, so that DBUS code is not duplicated in multiple places 
>within TDE...

Does KMail start or default to offline mode when NetworkManager is 
not installed?

Darrell