Kmail and Yahoo (was Re: konqueror search engines)
lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com
lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com
Fri Dec 5 07:22:12 UTC 2008
Steve, one thing that might be useful trying - Start KMail from the console - just start "konsole " and type "kmail" and <enter> (minus the quotes).
Then try to send a email using yahoo. Assuming it fails, we should see some useful debug output on the console.
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Lindsay Mathieson
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--- Original message ---
Subject: Re: Kmail and Yahoo (was Re: konqueror search engines)
From: Steven Vollom <stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net>
To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Date: 05/12/2008 4:54 AM
David McGlone wrote:
> On Thursday 04 December 2008 5:34:10 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
>
>> David McGlone wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday 04 December 2008 3:55:08 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>
>>>> David McGlone wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday 04 December 2008 1:54:56 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> David McGlone wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:46:12 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Steve, I'd like to investigate more but the Yahoo SMTP send
>>>>>>>>> requires a commercial Yahoo account, which I don't have.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you have a spare guest email login for Yahoo you can send to me
>>>>>>>>> privately I can test against my KMail 4.1 and if necessary against
>>>>>>>>> the 4.2 beta.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> sI have no idea how to do that. Absolutely, if we can do this in a
>>>>>>>> way that some troublemaker who is eavesdropping can't make my life a
>>>>>>>> nightmare. It sure would be nice to have it fixed. I really want
>>>>>>>> to start using Kubuntu and KDE exclusively where they provide the
>>>>>>>> package for whatever. I am a believer, finally.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SBCGLOBAL is now att, your SMTP should be mail.att.yahoo.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear David,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I changed it from smtp to mail, but it still remains in the outbox and
>>>>>> does not send. Pretty confusing isn't it.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Steven, I am absolutely sorry, I meant to type smtp.att.yahoo.com
>>>>>
>>>> No need to apologize, it gave me momentary hope. That always feels
>>>> good. That is the way I have it entered, smtp.att.yahoo.com. Thanks
>>>> for trying. I will get it eventually, if not with this computer, on my
>>>> new one.
>>>>
>>> What port are you using?
>>>
>> 465. Someone gave me a port 5xx something; I tried it too, and it did
>> not work.
>>
>
> Server requires authentication should be checked stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net
> should be in the username and your password should be there. authentication
> menthod should be plain and encryption should SSL
>
That is exactly the way I have always had it. Thanks again. You can see why it is so frustrating, can't you?
Steven
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