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

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 09:28 -0800, Fred Erickson wrote:
> 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

You can use either. Google supports both because some ISPs block one of
them. I have to use 587 for example.

> > Server requires authentication checked
> > SSL encryption

Google recommends TLS, which Evo supports.

> Authentication Type:
>
> > Login
>
>   PLAIN

Correct, same here. You can also click on "Check for supported types".
If it seems to take forever, that's a clue that the SMTP port might be
wrong.

poc