Re: [Evolution] Been around the block again...

[Philippe LeCavalier <support plecavalier com>]

On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 22:03 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 14:22 -0500, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
> > On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 18:48 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > 
> > > Are you *sure* it's Evo doing that?  Could it be your server doing it?
> > > It sounds very unlike something that Evo would do and it's certainly not
> > > something I have ever seen.
> > Yup. Positive. If I open subscriptions. I must remove the checkmark
> > and add it again to see the folder.
>
> I would interpret that in exactly the opposite way!  Evo thinks you are
> still subscribed otherwise it would have removed the checkmark, so it's
> not Evo, but your server that's doing it.
>
> I've seen the same sort of thing happen when another client changes the
> subscriptions on the server - Evo can get very confused.
If I check the account in a webmail client I'm still subscribed to tall the desired folders.
> > 
> > > Isn't that why you have authenticated SMTP?  So you don't have to keep
> > > changing SMTP servers - you just have one that allows relaying if you
> > > are authenticated properly.
> > > 
> > > Besides, I don't see what's different between selecting an account in
> > > the From: drop down menu and selecting a different SMTP server in
> > > whatever config/selector Thunderbird uses.
> > Many ISPs I use throughout the day block TCP 25 at the gateway forcing
> > everyone to use their SMTP servers.
>
> You should try using port 465 (as others have said).
This particular provider -which is very common in my area- captures all outgoing requests and refuses to relay. They also block everything but the bare minimum so using a higher random port won't work either.

Phil
> P.
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