Re: smtp authentication fails

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007, Ross wrote:

> I read the problem is solved - good!
>
> For future ref - Pine hides stuff. To avoid the pinerc file edit
> hassle; in Pine MainMenu-Setup-Config find:
>
> [X]  expose-hidden-config
>
> after activating that & exiting, return to find:
>
> disable-these-authenticators     = <No Value Set>
>
> Plus a lot more stuff!

I see. I never really considered editing .pinerc to be much
hassle though :)

> Is the 465 port number in SMTP-server entry really required for
> Linux?  I understand 465 as default SSL port, & Pine is aware.

You are correct. I took out the reference to the port and it
still works.

> Also, this URL might help for the future, as you use a version of
> Unix, openssl, & fetchmail:
>
> http://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/HOWTO.htm

Hmm, I got a 404 with that url, but I'll look for some more, I
know I could use a better understanding of how openssl works.

Thanks!

Marc Greene


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