I found an additional detail, which might be of interest: Sending (instead of receiving) email with the same GMX account does not suffer from that SSL problem.
Here is my account preferences in claws-mail, and the log file: * SMTP AUTH with algorithm LOGIN * Use SSL encryption for SMTP * SMTP port: 465 ------ BEGIN claws-mail network log file ---------- * Connecting to SMTP server: mail.gmx.net ... [17:49:44] SMTP< 220 mail.gmx.net GMX Mailservices ESMTP {mp025} [17:49:44] ESMTP> EHLO <nameofmymachine> [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-mail.gmx.net GMX Mailservices [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-8BITMIME [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-SIZE [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN [17:49:44] ESMTP< 250 STARTTLS [17:49:44] ESMTP> AUTH LOGIN [17:49:44] ESMTP< 334 VXN......WU6 [17:49:44] ESMTP> [USERID] [17:49:44] ESMTP< 334 UGF......mQ6 [17:49:44] ESMTP> [PASSWORD] [17:49:44] ESMTP< 235 2.7.0 Go ahead {mp025} [17:49:44] ESMTP> MAIL FROM:<myemailaddress> SIZE=351 [17:49:44] SMTP< 250 2.1.0 ok {mp025} [17:49:44] SMTP> RCPT TO:<myotheremailaddress> [17:49:44] SMTP< 250 2.1.5 ok {mp025} [17:49:44] SMTP> DATA [17:49:44] SMTP< 354 mail.gmx.net Go ahead {mp025} [17:49:44] SMTP> . (EOM) [17:49:45] SMTP< 250 2.6.0 Message accepted {mp025} * Mail sent successfully. [17:49:45] SMTP> QUIT [17:49:45] SMTP< 221 2.0.0 GMX Mailservices {mp025} ------ END claws-mail network log file ---------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org