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[Scott Russell <scottrus AT ipass.net>]

On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 12:16:30PM -0400, Bob Kucera wrote:
> > What kind of server are you attempting to send receive to/from?
> 
> Good questions I'm sure.  Maybe these are the right answers.  My server
> is a POP - mail.earthlink.net and smtpauth.earthlink.net port 25 .  i'm
> using KDE.  The mail client and desktop are pretty much random choices
> as I'm just starting to use linux.  Mandrake8.2.  
> 
> The sending error was:
> 
> "Error sending 'message'. POP before SMTP auth. Using an unknown
> transport."
> The receiving error had something about RCPT TO .

Pop before SMTP means that in order to send mail you first must login
to your pop account. This is a basic method of userid verification for
smtp services.

You could try setting up you pop userid / password on the SMTP tab of
evolution.


> At this point I plan to just start over and carefully go through the
> config screens for Evolution.  Then I'll try it on Gnome desktop and
> also Kmail on KDE and Kmail on Gnome.  The objective is to see what a
> good OS Linux will be for me and the everyday user.  So far its very
> interesting to see the potential for a very useful computer with Linux.

If it's not to painful for you, the current Evo 1.0.8 has _many_ bug
fixes over 1.0.2.

-- 
  Scott