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

[Stephen Liu <satimis yahoo com>]

--- Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve> wrote:

> 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.
 
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> 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. 


Yes, same accounts, same Mail Server, same recipients for the tests. 
If Evolution sent mails via ISP server with the same config, etc., it
worked w/o problem.  The only difference is Kmail running on F7 and
Evolution on Ubuntu 7.10 desktop but on the same PC and 2 HDs.


> 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. 


Everything is the same and via port 25.  I tested several sender
accounts and recipients on both Kmail and Evolution.  Only Evolution
has the "send" problem via Mail Server but w/o problem via ISP server. 
The Public IP address is fixed NOT dynamic.  I tried both the IP addr
of the Mail server as well as the Public IP.  They worked w/o problem
only with "send" problem on Evolution.  At the beginning I tested
"send" with "server required authentication".  It alwasy complained
password incorrect.  Then I made further test w/o authentication.  It
complained "Relay access denied"


> I'm assuming the Kmail and Evo instances are
> running on the same machine with the same ISP. 

Yes. That is correct but on different HD and OS.


> Is the SMTP server
> local
> to that ISP or is it somewhere else?

No.  At home.



B.R.
satimis

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