Re: [Evolution] Problems setting up evolution to use gmail as outgoing server.

[Fred Erickson <fredferickson gmail com>]

On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 11:35 -0500, Leonard Evens wrote:
> I am trying to to set up evolution on my Fedora 14 system so that it
> uses gmail as the outgoing server.  Up til now I have been using my
> computer at Northwestern, and it has worked that way for years.  But I
> have to stop doing that.

My gmail account is configured on the 'Sending Email' page with these
differences:

> Under Sending Email I have 
> Server type SMTP
> Server: smtp.gmail.com:587

  Server: smtp.gmail.com:465

> Server requires authentication checked
> SSL encryption

Authentication Type:

> Login

  PLAIN

> Username:  my username
> Remember password checked.
>
> The first time I tried to use it, it requested my password, which I gave
> it.  It no longer requests it.  But every time I try to send a message,
> it gets stuck in my Outbox and never gets sent.
>
> What might be wrong?

HTH, Fred