Re: [Evolution] Error when Sending

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 19:41, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> I use a .Mac mail account.
>
> Sometimes when their server is having trouble, I get an authentication
> error : http://12.233.82.128/~mpeters/images/evolution_error.png
>
> It asks me to re-enter the password, and stops checking until I do.
> The problem is that I subscribe to a LOT of e-mail lists - and if I'm
> gone for a week (sometimes even a weekend if the lists are busy) my 15mb
> of pop can get filled.
>
> If I have my box running an popping every half hour while I am gone, my
> mail box doesn't fill. But this breaks if there is this error.
>
> Is there any way to configure evolution to cancel its pop attempt if it
> gets this error, and just try again at the next scheduled pop?

Nup.

The problem is that pop only has one error, -ERR.  It uses the same for
bad password and everything else.  We assume that if we get it the first
time connecting its probably a bad password, but as you can see, mail
servers use it for other purposes, like they're busy or something.

> My e-mail password doesn't change, evolution should be able to have a
> setting to ignore that error and just try again later.

Which error?  All errors?

> Anyone know how to do this?
>
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