[Evolution] [Fwd: Difficulty using Evolution as a news client]

[Tony Hamilton <shaky start ntlworld com>]

There was no response to my previous request for advice.

Should I now assume that I am attempting to use Evolution outside its
design 'envelope' and that Evolution cannot be used as a news-group
client?

Regards

A.A.Hamilton
-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Tony Hamilton <shaky start ntlworld com>
> Reply-To: shaky start ntlworld com
> To: evolution-list gnome org 
> Subject: Difficulty using Evolution as a news client
> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:05:07 +0100
>
> Hi,
> Apologies for using this scatter-gun approach, but I'm having a slight
> problem with setting up Evolution which I believe to be specific to
> Evolution, rather than to my distro (openSuSE 11.0).
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> I'm using Evolution 2.22.1.1 with OpenSuSE 11.0 with no problems on 3
> email accounts that I have moved from Windows/Thunderbird. I have set up
> a news account - to match that on my Windows installation - but I am
> unable to it because I fail authentication by the server.
>
> Specifically the failure information message is presented immediately
> after I am requested to supply the NNTP password for a specific account.
> My ISP/news server provider tells me that my NNTP password is that which
> I use for normal email. I have this password correct because I am able
> to send and receive normal email on that account
>
> The failure message I receive is number 502 - cannot authenticate on
> server (or very similar wording to this). It must be a configuration
> error because I am able to access this news server, using the same email
> account, from Windows/Thunderbird and OpenSuSE/Claws Mail without
> problem. Neither of these 2 packages ask for an NNTP password.
>
> Could somebody suggest some things that I should check?
>
> Regards
>
> A.A.Hamilton