Re: Evolution can't connect to mail server

[Luis Felipe]

El 5/10/23 a las 19:34, Caleb Herbert escribió:
> Luis Felipe <sirgazil@zoho.com> wrote ..
> > As Roman suggests, installing the package "evolution-data-server" should
> > fix the problem.
> I added "evolution-data-server" to my list of packages in my home configuration 
> and got an error while trying to reconfigure:
>
> Loading /gnu/store/2hwp7i1xn24rlsnwmcc8hpbdynznv4an-shepherd.conf.
> herd: error: exception caught while executing 'load' on service 'root':
> In procedure fport_write: Input/output error
> Comparing /gnu/store/3jphbp9sisp54nshd8dimrnn4lks3p4d-home/profile/share/fonts 
> and
>            
> /gnu/store/3jphbp9sisp54nshd8dimrnn4lks3p4d-home/profile/share/fonts... done 
> (same)
> Evaluating on-change gexps.
>
> On-change gexps evaluation finished.
Hmm, I can't help with this one, I don't use guix home yet.
> I installed it manually with `guix install`. I get a new error in Evolution.
>
> Error while Retrieving folder list for “csh@bluehome.net”.
>
> Source “csh@bluehome.net” doesn’t support prompt for credentials

But this one sounds like a problem with the source (?); maybe you need 
to modify Evolution settings to query the service in another way (?).

If Evolution gives you too much trouble, though, I'd recommend using 
Icedove instead. I've been using it for a long time and have had a good 
experience with it.

> > Personally, I add this package to my system
> > configuration because other GNOME apps also depend on it to work
> > correctly (e.g. GNOME Calendar).
> >
> > I don't know/remember why "evolution-data-server" is not installed as
> > part of "gnome-desktop", but this is a known issue. See:
> This should really be fixed...
>
> Sorry if I'm being overly critical. I come from Fedora, where things are 
> heavily polished.

I understand the frustration. In some areas related to desktop 
computing, moving from Fedora, or any other similar distribution, to the 
Guix System can feel like a downgrade. But that's usually because Guix 
works in a different way, and there are new challenges when it comes to 
incorporating certain software into the whole system, not to mention 
that the volunteer personnel is scarce (although tremendously helpful).

Anyway, I hope you find solutions.

Cheers,

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