Re: [Evolution] Evolution can't send mails via Mail Server

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 22:08 +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> --- Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve> wrote:
>
>
> > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 19:34 +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > >
> > > Mail Server:
> > > Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64
> > > SquirrelMail 1.4.11
> > > Postfix - pop, smtp
> > >
> > >
> > > Workstation
> > > Ubuntu 7.04 desktop
> > > Evolution 2.10.1
> > >
> > >
> > > Evolution can receive mails on the Mail Server but can't send mails
> > via
> > > the Server. It can send mails to users registered on the Mail
> > Server.
> > > Also it can send mails via ISP server.
> >
> > Please be more specific. What does "can't send mails via the Server"
> > mean? Do the mails bounce? Are they sent but never arrive? Does Evo
> > hang
> > while sending? Does it give an error message?
>
> On clicking "send' the mail just is retained in the outbox w/o sent.
>
>
>
> > > However Kmail running F7 on the same workstation (on another HD)
> > can
> > > send and receive mails on the Mail Server without problem.
> >
> > Using exactly the same account info? If a server accepts mail to
> > local
> > accounts but rejects mail to non-local accounts it sounds like relay
> > protection on the server, which stops a non-local sender sending to a
> > non-local receiver. Does the server have sender authentication (i.e.
> > do
> > you have to log in or use SSL to send?)
>
>
> You are right.  It is a relay problem but I can't solve it.  
>
> First I tried with login -> password to send.  It always complained
> password incorrect.  I also tried None, TLS, SSL etc. includind uncheck
> "server required authentication" all w/o improvement.  It popup "RCPT
> TO <user1 abc com> failed: <user1 abc com>: Relay access denied"

You say it works with Kmail. I asked if Kmail is using exactly the same
account info but you don't say. This is important because if the answer
is no then it's probably just a config problem, whereas if it's yes then
we have to look deeper. You need to compare the email sending ("From:")
address, the SMTP server name and port (note: NOT the
IMAP/POP/Exchange/whatever server, which might be different) and the
server authentication method if any, including login name and password
for sending if relevant. I'm assuming the Kmail and Evo instances are
running on the same machine with the same ISP. Is the SMTP server local
to that ISP or is it somewhere else?

poc