Re: [Evolution] Evolution stopped connecting

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 08:35 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 14:41 -0400, Job Mbongo wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have Evolution 2.30.2 installed on Debian Squeeze.  Evolution used to 
> > work until after some updates about a month ago.  As you can see in the 
> > attachment, the Send/Receive feature as well as the connection status 
> > icon on the status bar are grayed out.  Evolution does not go online 
> > anymore to fetch mail.  I have tried removing it and re-installing but 
> > that did not help.  My RSS don't connect either.
> > I will really appreciate your help.
>
> Do you have NetworkManager? If so, but the network interface is not
> being managed by NM (and even so your net connection works) then that's
> the problem. Evo asks NM is the net is up and believes the answer. If
> you haven't configured your system to let NM manage the interface, it
> will give the wrong answer. Your options are 1) fix the config so NM is
> managing the interface, or 2) remove or disable NM completely. Option 1
> is preferable but if you don't know how to do it, ask on a Debian list.

BTW I just created a FAQ entry about this:
http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_are_the_Send.2FReceive_button_and_the_connection_status_button_grayed_out.3F

poc