dep wrote:

>> > dep@dep-desktop:~$ WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 1) suspended.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 2) suspended.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 3) suspended.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 4) suspended.
>> > Weaver dtor: destroying inventory.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 1) destroyed.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 2) destroyed.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 3) destroyed.
>> > WeaverThreadLogger: thread (ID: 4) destroyed.
>> > Weaver dtor: done
>> 
> 
>> this is when you shut down kmail and has nothing to do with the described
>> problem
> 
> Only the last five lines. The first four lines appear instantly when I
> *start* kmail.
> 

so are you sure you don't have anything running twice - I mean kmail?

>> > i haven't the foggiest notion what any of this means and, more
>> > important, i have no idea how to fix it. anyone here ever cncounter
>> > this? anyone know how i can fix it?
>> 
> 
>> can you connect to your mail server - is it mail server at all?
>> 
> 
>> BTW you were using this proton mail thingie - yes?
> 
> I haven't any idea as to the architecture but yes, there is the ProtonMail
> Bridge, which is a piece of middleware that handles the
> encryption/decryption of messages. KMail accesses it through ports 1143
> and 1025 which are 1000 above the customary, with the host being
> 127.0.0.1.
> 
> The same configuration was working fairly well until yesterday.

Did you reboot in the mean while? Does it work after reboot?