Re: [Evolution] evolution error while fetching mail

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 11:47 +0200, Irina Pulyakhina wrote:
> Dear evolution users,
>
> I'm trying to use GNOME evolution 2.28.3 that was installed om my
> system by default. I'm trying to use it with the gmail account and
> with a couple more accounts but it doesn't work for neither of them.
> I've used the standard options for gmail account (pop.gmail.com for
> receiving mail, SSL encryption; smtp.gmail.com for sending mail, also
> SSL encryption). But I always get the following error on the bottom
> panel of the window: "evolution error while fetching mail". So I have
> not still succeeded in either getting or receiving email from this
> linux system.

Gmail recommends TSL for receiving and SSL for sending. See the Gmail
Help page.

(And it's not quite correct to describe POP as *the* standard. IMAP is
to be preferred in my view).

poc