Re: [Evolution] Problems sending smtp mail in Evo 1.4.5 and 1.5.0

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

Sounds like from outside the network, your server doesn't support SSL (eg. perhaps the high port is only accessable from within the network).

Jeff

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 08:21 -0400, Rade Trimceski wrote:
> Hello all --
>
> I've been working at this problem for quite some time and I can't get
> anywhere so any help I can get will be greately appreciated.
>
> My setup:
> Redhat 9 + Evolution 1.4.5. Evolution accesses a pop3/smtp email server
> that requires authentication and SSL support. (the email server resides on
> my university's campus).
>
> Problem:
> When I'm at school where the dhcp server recognizes my MAC address I have
> no problem sending or receiving email.
>
> When I'm at any other place I cannot send an smtp message through my mail
> server but under windows using Outlook I can (so I know it's not a server
> problem). When I try to send an email off campus I get the following error
> from Evolution:
>
> Error while performing operation:
> Failed to connect to SMTP server email.mtu.edu in secure mode: server does
> not
> appear to support SSL
>
> Interestingly, if I try to send an email from offcapus location (and I
> can't) the message is left in Outbox. Next time I'm on campus, when i try
> to send the message I get the following warning message from evolution and
> the message is sent (when I hit ok):
>
> SSL Certificate check for email.mtu.edu:
>
> Issuer:            OU=Secure Server Certification Authority,O="RSA Data
> Security, Inc.",C=US
> Subject:           CN=email.mtu.edu,OU=Distributed Computing
> Services,O=Michigan Technological University,L=Houghton,ST=Michigan,C=US
> Fingerprint:       93:d8:d8:f7:08:2f:6b:ed:8d:a9:5d:05:2d:4f:22:39
> Signature:         BAD
>
> Do you wish to accept?
>
> ---
>
> This same thing happens with Evolution 1.5.0 so I have a feeling my
> distribution is involved in causing the problem as much as Evolution is.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated (Cc me on reply, I'm not subscribed
> to the list).
>
> Thanks,
> Rade
> P.S. If there is any other useful info that I can provide I will be happy
> to do so.
>
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