Re: [Evolution] Feature request: Pop-before-IMAP

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> I'm using Evolution on Mandrake 9.1, and like it a lot. However, I've
> run across something a bit silly...
>
> In the Sending mail options for an account, one of the authentication
> methods is Pop-before-smtp. I have Courier-IMAP set up on my server, and
> use the pop-before-smtp Perl script to authenticate mail users. It's set
> to find valid IMAP logins (as well as POP) and add the corresponding IP
> address to a sender access table for Postfix.
>
> However, if I turn on this option in Evolution, I get a message saying
> that the mail account is not a POP type of account. (True...)
>
> If I leave it unchecked, Evolution never logs back into the server, so
> after a half an hour, I can no longer send mail from my remote location
> without stopping and restarting Evolution.

Have you tried going offline and online again (little ion bottom-left)?


> Any chance of changing this behavior? All that's necessary is a new IMAP
> login before sending mail...

IMAP is not supposed to re-login, as the connection stays established.

Even more, IMHO pop-after-smtp feels plain wrong and should not be
offered as an option. I could be wrong though...

Don't you have any other option to authenticate against the SMTP server?

...guenther


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