Re: GNUMail: SMTP error

[Sebastian Reitenbach]

On Saturday, November 30, 2013 15:00 CET, Riccardo Mottola <rm@gnu.org> wrote: 
 
> Hi,
> 
> edwin ancaer wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > sorry to bother you again, but this time  I have a problem with GNUMail.
> >
> > I cannot send mails, I seem to have to have the same problem as 
> > described here: lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss- 
> > <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss->*gnustep*/2012-05/msg00056.html.
> >  
> >
> >
> that message describes a problem building GNUMail with missing Addresses 
> framework.
> > I can send mails with the SimpleSMTP program in the Pantomime 
> > examples, but when using the same parameters in the Preferences, I 
> > always get the error SMTP authentication failed for account...
> >
> > Is there a version of GNUMail where this problem has been solved: I 
> > also saw mails from people saying it worked for them.
> >
> SMTP works, but authentication style detection not, thus if you need 
> authentication, that's the problem.

the autodetection is not working, but if you choose what you need,
then that should work. At least for me I use sending via SSL, and authentication
mechanism PLAIN, and that works fine there.
I use GNUMail version from SVN.
I still want to look into that autodetection thingie, but its just that
I did not yet got around to it too.

cheers,
Sebastian


> 
> I wasn't able to fix it yet, I can't understand what is wrong! It works 
> on Mac 10.4, this makes me suspect about a difference with GNUstep. I 
> tried to engage Gregory and Richard helping me debugging this, it is 
> really itching me since months, but up to now I got nothing concrete. I 
> hope Richard is able to help us soon, a lot of people would benefit from 
> a working GNUmail!
> > By the way, GWorkspace is working fine for me now, thanks a lot.
> >
> Good to know! I did further cleanups, but I wanted to follow Fred's 
> improvements, but wasn't able yet, there are a couple of things I don't 
> understand.
> > Hope to read your answer with GNUMail.
> You should be able to read, just not to send :)
> 
> Riccardo
> 
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