Re: [Evolution] Help with "Error while sending message"

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

Hi,

On Sun, 2018-10-07 at 10:34 +0200, Formyx Amplifiers wrote:
> I have been using Evolution for about a year now and some months ago
> while trying to send an email with images attached to a Gmail
> account,
> I got this Warning:
>
> "Error while Sending message.
>
> RCPT TO <xxxxxxxx gmail com> failed: Please turn on SMTP
> Authentication
> in your mail client. 
> h83-209-157-75.cust.xx.alltele.xx ([192.168.2.51])
> [xx.xxx.xx.xxx]:36718
> is not permitted to relay through this server without
> authentication."
>
>
> The warning has been there ever since I Send/Receive messages. I
> tried
> to find the relevant message in my Outbox in order to delete it but
> it
> simply is not there, or in any other folder.
> Tried the manual and the Net but there was no relevant reference to
> Evolution.
>
> Does anyone have a better clue as to what I have to do to get rid of
> this warning OR how to find the blocked email?

The obvious question: Under "Edit → Preferences → Mail Accounts → Edit
→ Sending Email", is "Server requires authentication" enabled?

Which Evolution version is this about?

andre
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