>   I'm not sure there was much of a problem here to
> begin with. I have the build
> from a few days ago, well before Tim's patch and I didn't
> get much delay or
> increase in system load when I configured kmail (I have ~70
> folders and lots of
> mail)
> 
>   Now the folders did not automatically refresh, but
> clicking on one with ~300
> messages for the first time took very little time.
> 
>   However, there is something funky in kmail TLS
> recognition that causes it to
> falsely report TLS not supported, but then choose it anyway
> when clicking on
> "Check what the server supports" in the server settings
> dialog.
> 
>   This was the first time I had configured any mail in
> this install. When
> prompted by the initial account setup dialog, I chose IMAP
> and SSL on incoming,
> nothing for outgoing. After starting kmail and attempting to
> access the account,
> I kept getting messages saying TLS was not supported and
> prompting me to check
> settings. When I went to the settings SSL was selected. I
> chose "Check what the
> server supports" and kmail chose TLS correctly. (I have it
> running on my mail
> server)
> 
>   I don't know what kmail is initially checking to say
> TLS isn't supported, but
> there is a bug in the code there. I must have received 10
> dialogs telling me no
> TLS before "Check what the server supports" selected it.
> 
>   The relevant server settings (postfix/dovecot) are:
> 
> main.cf:
> 
> smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
> permit_sasl_authenticated,
> check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/client_access,
> reject_unauth_destination
> smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
> smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $mydomain
> smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
> smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
> smtpd_sasl_tls_security_options = noanonymous
> smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
> smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes
> smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
> smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
> unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
> 
> master.cf:
> 
> smtp      inet  n   
>    -       n 
>      -   
>    -       smtpd
> submission inet n       - 
>      n   
>    -       - 
>      smtpd
>   -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
>   -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
>   -o
> smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
>   -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
> 
> dovecot.conf:
> 
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> passdb {
>   driver = pam
> }
> passdb {
>   driver = pam
> }
> service auth {
>   unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
>     group = postfix
>     mode = 0660
>     user = postfix
>   }
> }
> ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem
> ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem
> userdb {
>   driver = passwd
> }
> userdb {
>   driver = passwd
> }
> 
>   I don't know what if any relevant TDE logs or logs
> from the install may be
> relevant, but let me know if you want to see any of them.

300 messages? Wow, no wonder you struggle to keep pace. :-)

My original interest was to resolve the bug report.

I use POP3/SMTP. I can't confirm what you describe and all/most of my email accounts use TLS.

Maybe place this behavior on your "watch" list. I have items like that here --- observations that I am unsure about. :-)

Darrell