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On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 22:17 -0800, Zach Taylor wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Hey Guys,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I just got Ubuntu installed and it is cool :)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Just one problem, though, Evolution won't send mail. I have it set up correctly -- the same as other boxes on my home network. It just gives this error: RCPT TO <email@domain> failed: Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I've talked to the support desk at Earthlink with no results. They say their server is working.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Does Ubuntu include a firewall? Or is there a reason that Evolution cannot communicate through port 25?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">TIA</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Zach T</FONT>
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Here is what I had to do using Dapper Drake:<BR>
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Ubuntu Evolution Earthlink Mail setup<BR>
Under server<BR>
smtpauth.earthlink.net<BR>
Check server requires.<BR>
Use secure server NEVER<BR>
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Authentication<BR>
type plain<BR>
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username <A HREF="mailto:hwert@earthlink.net">hwert@earthlink.net</A><BR>
check remember password<BR>
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YMMV<BR>
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Good luck<BR>
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Harry Wert<BR>
Physicist
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