Re: AOL mail on Evolution - Help!

On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 16:47, guenther wrote:

> > > Authentication issue? Is this plain SMTP? Do you need to auth by
> > > SMTP-after-POP?
> > > Does AOL actually use SMTP? According to my /etc/services file, port 587
> > > is "mail message submission".
> > > You can check, if the SMTP server is set correctly by "asking" for
> > > available authentication methods:
> > > 
> > > At the Sending Mail tab of that account, temporarily enable "Server
> > > requires authentication" for testing purposes only and hit the "Check
> > > for supported types" button. If this does not report any error, the SMTP
> > > server settings likely are correct. Disable "Server requires
> > > authentication" afterward, if not needed.
> > 

> 
> Have you checked the available authentication methods? Please do this
> like I told you. After checking, the authentication dropdown will allow
> only supported mechanisms.
> 
> >From the above quote, it does not sound like SSL is used.


OK, I under "sending Mail," I checked "Server Requires Authentication."
Then I clicked on the "Check for Supported Types" button, which caused
the "Authentication Type" button to read: "Plain."

Still the same result trying to send a message. 



> If you cannot change accounts when composing messages, this is a totally
> unrelated issue. It works for me, and I never heard about anything like
> this. :-/

See my other message, text copied below. 

> 
> Once again, assigning a port to the host should not have any effect on
> your other accounts.

Agreed, but it seems to be the case.
> 

> Reboots are seldom the answer in UN*X/Linux land. ;)

Really? I must somehow gravitate to them, rare as they are  :-)

> 
> I do know, that AOL had the habit of changing System settings. However,
> this was *only* the case on Micros~1 Windows systems using a special AOL
> software.
> 
> This won't happen on Linux machines. Even more, by simply setting a host
> in a third-party app (non AOL software) AOL cannot change or hijack
> anything. This is simply not possible.

I know. That's one of the (many) reasons that I switched to Linux. But I
never underestimate the power of AOL to screw something up  :-)

> 
> 
> Maybe providing some more details about your settings (accounts) and the
> issues you are encountering (what exactly does not work, like switching
> accounts in composer?) will help.

This is what I said in the separate message:

"I didn't describe this very well. Let me try again.

When composing a message, I use the drop-down menu at "From:" and choose
one of my POP mail accounts. I am able to successfully compose the
message and click "send" . However, after sending it, I get a window
that indicates that it is being sent from my AOL account and asking for
my AOL password for authentication. It is at this point that I have no
opportunity to change the sending address to one of my POP mail
addresses. I have only two choices: cancel, or key-in my AOL PW and
continue. When I do the latter, it gives me the error message that I
cited previously."


Thanks.  Kelly

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