[OT] Re: imap problems

[Dirk Freitag]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Dirk Freitag wrote:
>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> Avi Greenbury wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>>     Well what is happening is Thunderbird can not get anything from 
>>>>> imap. It tries and after a few minutes Thunderbird puts up a panel 
>>>>> explaining it cannot load a message from gmail.
>>>>>
>>>>>     It has been working fine for months so it is a change made somehow 
>>>>> by some one.
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> I do find myself wondering what makes you suspect it is someone from 
>>>> this list? My first thought, if you haven't changed anything locally, 
>>>> would be that it's an error at Google's end.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     Yes it could be a google error. But I did check the gmail setup and 
>>> it seems to be fine. This is just such a strange problem. I changed my 
>>> password to one very hard. But you use the thing EVERY time you connect 
>>> to gmail and it is easy I expect to to get anyones password.
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> Are you getting an error message when you load up Thunderbird?  Also, if 
>> you are using IMAP, you need to make sure that it is using port 993 with 
>> SSL.  Also, are you able to send mail from Thunderbird?  This would all 
>> be pertinent information that will allow us to help you better.
>>
>> --
>> Dirk Freitag
>> Linux Registered User Number 487244          [http://counter.li.org/]
>>
>>   
>     Hi Dirk, you gave me the info I needed. For some reason my 
> Thunderbird had reverted to the old standard port and SSL was off. After 
> getting those back to the proper place it is working fine again. Thank 
> you very much.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

No problem, Karl.  Glad that your issue has been resolved.  :)


--
Dirk Freitag
Linux Registered User Number 487244          [http://counter.li.org/]

-- 
ubuntu-users mailing list
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com

Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users