KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error Message---R E P L Y 0 9

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> From: kde-linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:kde-linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Akar
> Sent: 24 November 2002 11:14
> To: kde-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [kde-linux] KDE KMail 1.4.3: "Unknown Host" Error
> Message---R E P L Y 0 8
>
>
> > > > Two things Daniel,
> > > > Can you actually browse the web when you connect with Konqueror
> > > or mozilla
> > > > or anything?
> >
> >
> > No.
> >
> > In the web browser Konqueror after an Internet address was input and the
> > return key was pressed the message
> >
> > "An error occurred while loading http://www.ntlworld.com
> > Unknown host www.ntlworld.com"
> >
> > was displayed.
> >
> > When the dial-up program KPPP 2.4.1 was used to connect to the ISP
> > ntlworld.com and the return key was pressed in the web browser Konqueror
> the
> > message
> >
> > "The pppd daemon died unexpectedly!
> > Exit status: 16"
> >
> > appeared.
>
> OK, it looks like divine intervention is forcing me to face that problem
> which is why I am in windows right now.
> Last night I changed over to kde3.1rc3 instead of the default 3.03 that
> comes with Mandrake9.  Since than I have the exact same fault and the ppp
> daemon dies just after trying to do a dns lookup whether from
> kmail konq or
> anything.   Well at least now since it works in MS I know no-one
> has changed
> my ISP password or something and that the fault lies in Mandrake linux
> rather than KDE probably something with authorisation although
> MDk have gone
> crazy with Dynamic detection stuff that doesn't work properly.
>
> I'll be in touch as soon as I find the prob.
>
> BTW Was yours a stock Mdk install? You didn't use a newer KDE?


Yes, it was a stock installation and a newer version of KDE wasn't used.

Daniel


> andrew
>
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