Re: Balsa isnt working. How can I trouble shoot

[Emmanuel <e allaud wanadoo fr>]

On 2001.11.28 13:41 Jochen Kunz wrote:
> On 2001.11.27 23:48:26 +0100 Dane Ensign wrote:
> 
> > I have created a test email but when I try to send it
> > I get a window that says: There was a message delivery problem
> > and its was placing the email in my Outbox.
> Maybe FAQ#13: (http://www.balsa.net/faq.html#faq13)
> Why do I get "SMTP server problem: SMTP Server dropped connection"?
>           Balsa's default is to use the "submission" service on port 587.
> But
>           most servers still use the SMTP protocol on port 25, so just
> put
>           ":smtp" or ":25" behind the server, ie. "smtp.addcom.de:25".
> 
> > BTW - Im a greenhorn to linux, so take it easy me
> I am an expert Unix user and I steped into this trap too. :-)
> (Fortunately I know how to handle tcpdump, so I fond the answer by
> myself.)
> 
> Hmmm. Suggestion: If balsa (via libesmtp) can not connect to port
> 587 it should switch to SMTP on port 25 automagicly.

Hmm, I'm not sure Brian will agree with this :)

Bye
Manu