Re: [Evolution] Passwords fail to retain Evo 3.10.4

From: Matthew Barnes <mbarnes redhat com>
To: Chris and Tracey <debtfree411 xtra co nz>
Cc: evolution-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Evolution] Passwords fail to retain Evo 3.10.4
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:58:45 -0400

On Wed, 2014-08-20 at 21:08 +1200, Chris and Tracey wrote:

Every time i send using (gmail) in Evo i get the password is incorrect
error message. Then it repeats up to 4 times after i key in the
correct password 4 times and then sends.


Evolution only re-prompts on a "535" response from the SMTP server.
A "535" response means "authentication credentials invalid" [1].

An SMTP log would likely reveal what's going on.  If you post the log,
take care not to accidentally reveal personal info.

See: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/Debugging#SMTP

Matthew Barnes


[1] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954#section-6

References:
- [Evolution] Passwords fail to retain Evo 3.10.4
  - From: Chris and Tracey

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