[xubuntu-users] thunderbird - setting up

[Neil Winchurst]

On 22/05/12 12:36, ru wrote:
>>
> Hmmm Do you get an error when you try to send? eg, in the left hand
> bottom corner does it say something like: Authentication Failed.
> 
>  Sorry I can't think of the exact error message.
> 
> Also go to Account Settings, and click the name of your Account and in
> that window make sure that the Outgoing Server(SMTP) is set to your SMTP
> server and not to Use Default Server.
> 

Depending on your set up, is your outgoing server the same as your
incoming mail server? I had problems at first because my SMTP server is
quite separate from my incoming servers.

Anyway, I don't need authentication on my outgoing server so I did as
follows.

Edit --> Account Settings --> Outgoing Server (SMTP). Then I clicked on
Edit. Under Security and Authentication, Connection security, I selected
None and under Authentication method I chose No authentication. Now I
can sent mail without any problems because I am not asked for a password.

By the way, I am using port 25.

Hope this helps

Neil