remember password setting does not work in kmail

In trying to fill out the bug report, I don't seem to understand what to put in the required spaces. I will explain the bug, because I believe it is very important. OS is Karmic Rc3 KDE. When I attempt to send an email, the sending fails. When I look at the configuration, in the Advanced page of the sending portion, the place that should contain my password is blank. The check mark is in place instructing remember it, but it is not there. When I type in the password and apply the change, the email sends. The next time I try to send an email, I have to repeat the process, because even though the instruction is applied and the sending password was to be saved because of checking the appropriate box, the space for the password is blank. This has happened 3 times in a row. I will be able to send emails, but have to reconfigure the sending portion every time, until the problem is fixed. Steven