> On Friday 03 May 2013 2:36:14 pm you wrote:
>> >> 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
>
> Kmail here is always online, which, for an enterprise type workstation
> is what I lwant.  Laptops may benifit from networkmanager, I never have
> and don't need one more thing to deal with in my environment.
>
> --
> Peace,
>
> Greg

This is one reason why I would like this feature to use the TDE network
system, as that system a.) falls back gracefully when NetworkManager is
not installed and b.) is designed so that other network backends (e.g.
simply reading ifconfig) can be added in the future.

Tim