Re: [Evolution] SMTP problems

[Thomas Page <thomaspage mweb co za>]

Thanks Jeffrey

Done. Works great.

thomasp

On Friday 14 June 2002 8:56 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 14:43, Thomas Page wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I just started trying Evo for the first time earlier this week, with a
> > Man8.2 upgrade. So far I really enjoy it, but I am experiencing one
> > problem. I've looked through a few FAQs, etc, but cannot find anything.
> >
> > When I send/receive messages, the SMTP will not work (currently works
> > fine with KMail). I get an error window "SMTP server smtp.mweb.co.za does
> > not support requested authentication type PLAIN".
>
> This means your server does not support PLAIN authentication.
>
> (*sigh*, why does everyone always check this box off?)
>
> > I've tried setting the smtp
> > server as "smtp.mweb.co.za:25" to set the port; no good. I've also tried
> > all combinations of  "Use secure connection (SSL)" and "Server requires
> > authentication" in the settings. I'm not sure what else to try, anyone
> > have any ideas? Has this previously been discussed?
>
> 1. Disable "server requires authentication" altogether.
> 2. Disable SSL, since odds are your server doesn't support this either.
>
> If you've got mail in your Outbox, edit ~/evolution/local/Outbox/mbox
> and remove all X-Evolution-Transport headers from all messages. A common
> problem is that people set up the wrong SMTP settings then use
> Send-Later and then do Send&Receive and so once the message is in the
> Outbox with an invalid SMTP transport URL, it will never be able to send
> because it'll keep trying to use that original URL. (This is fixed in
> the development version btw).
>
> Now you will be able to send mail again.
>
> Jeff