Re: [Evolution] Problems with outgoing mail

[Ricardo Amadeo Contreras <aztlan2k yahoo com>]

Al,

On Fri, 2001-09-07 at 11:09, Al Niessner wrote:
> I am trying to use mail.yahoo.com as my provider, but evolution does not
> want to send to their smtp server. I configure evolution to use login as
> instructed by yahoo, but when I send I get a message that yahoo does not
> support requested authentication type PLAIN. I went back to the 'Sending
> Mail' tab for that email account and clicked on the 'Check for supported
> types'. All it does is pop up a window and then kills it before it can
> be fully painted so I have idea what the contents are.
>
> Question 1) Is anyone using yahoo with evolution to send their email and
> if so, how do you have it configured?

Yes, I use evolution to send mail via my yahoo mail account.  Here's my
configuration:

Receiving Mail:

  Server Type: POP
  Host: pop.mail.yahoo.com
  Username: aztlan2k
  Use secure connection (SSL): unchecked
  Authentication Type: Password

Sending Mail:

  Server Type: SMTP
  Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  Use secure connection (SSL): unchecked
  Server requires authentication: unchecked

Even though Yahoo requires you authenticate yourself before you can send
mail, this is not done when sending via SMTP.  Instead, I think it
authenticates you when you first check for your e-mail.  So as long as
you simply check your e-mail before sending... things should work fine.
At least, they have been working fine for me.

hope this helps,

Ricardo

> Question 2) Assuming 1 is not answered, how do I use emacs to change the
> authentication type to whatever is supported?
>
> Question 3) Where do I find the evolution supported authentication
> types? 
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al Niessner
>
>
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