On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:28:23 +1200, Rob Simpson wrote:

> Running Ubuntu 8.04 with Evolution 2.22.2. Last friday my pc froze, so I
> ctrl-alt-backspace and logged in again. From then onwards the
> send/receive button in Evolution is blank, i.e. the text on the button
> is very pale and clicking it does nothing. Composing an email and
> sending leaves the email sitting in the outbox.
>
> I've tried removing and re-installing Evolution via Synaptic, but no
> luck.
>
In this case it is not relevant, as you have clearly logged out and in
again in the meantime. However ... after killing evolution with c-a-bs or
with a 'kill' it is wise to do a
evolution --force-shutdown
otherwise the data server may still be running.