Hello Anne, On Tuesday 05 January 2010, 12:01, Anne Wilson wrote: > Since the 4.3.85 updates I've had lots of problems with kontact. Some are > now sorted, but most obtrusive is the fact that every time I send a > message I get upwards of half a minute of 99% activity before it goes, and > during that time I can't read another message, change folder, or anything. > > Is anyone else seeing this? I'm turning off signing for this one, to see > whether that makes a difference. I wouldn't say it's "horrifically slow", but it's slower than before. With the System Activity viewer open, sorted by CPU usage, I created a new blank mail, and after pressing Send, I can see virtuoso_t climbing up the list for a few seconds, consuming 23% of CPU. In conclusion, I'd blame Nepomuk/Virtuoso. If you can test with the System Activity, share the results back. Regards -- Ariel Constenla-Haile La Plata, Argentina