Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-19 Thread Bob Bernstein
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015, Martin G. McCormick wrote: Just the same, you caught me on one thing. the full user name is the full email address and I was just using martin.m. Full disclosure: that wasn't me. It seems an admirable young fellow name of Curt brought that to your attention. -- I am

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-19 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Sunday 19 July 2015 00:45:02 David Wright wrote: > Quoting Lisi Reisz (lisi.re...@gmail.com): > > On Saturday 18 July 2015 13:13:56 Martin G. McCormick wrote: > > > domain = localhost > > > > I'm sleepy and probably not following very well, but should this really > > be localhost? > > This was p

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread David Wright
Quoting Lisi Reisz (lisi.re...@gmail.com): > On Saturday 18 July 2015 13:13:56 Martin G. McCormick wrote: > > domain = localhost > > I'm sleepy and probably not following very well, but should this really be > localhost? This was passed to the ehlo command where it passed muster: <-- 220 txofep

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 18 July 2015 13:13:56 Martin G. McCormick wrote: > domain                = localhost I'm sleepy and probably not following very well, but should this really be localhost? Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread David Wright
Quoting Martin G. McCormick (mar...@server1.shellworld.net): > David Wright writes: > > > Supported authentication methods: > > > PLAIN LOGIN > > > > I see no encryption here. I think this is why it is telling you that > > it "cannot use a secure authentication method". I wrote "Yo

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread Martin G. McCormick
David Wright writes: > > Supported authentication methods: > > PLAIN LOGIN > > I see no encryption here. I think this is why it is telling you that > it "cannot use a secure authentication method". I wrote "You might > want to check out port 587 but I think you'll be disappointed"

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread Martin G. McCormick
Curt writes: > You don't seem to be following the instructions here: After a good night's sleep, I notice that too. I fixed it and now there are only moving parts, one of which is broken instead of 1.:-) Unfortunately, authentication is loaded with these series-connected

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread Martin G. McCormick
Bob Bernstein writes: > At some point in this process try using your POP credentials (username > martin, password martin's pop password) when trying to send. Y'know, when > suddenlink told you that 'martin' had been already taken as a username for > smtp, of course it had, by YOU, for your POP acco

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-18 Thread Curt
On 2015-07-18, Martin G. McCormick wrote: > The fun never ends. I installed msmtp and as near as I can tell > it works as advertised. My SMTP smarthost at > Suddenlink.net presents the following banner which nicely > explains what one needs to do to get real work done. I've had a > little trouble

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-17 Thread Bob Bernstein
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015, Bob Bernstein wrote: Then, if you have success you will at least know you are using the correct credentials (username, password) for your smtp server, which assurance you, and the rest of us, are currently lacking. At some point in this process try using your POP creden

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-17 Thread Bob Bernstein
I almost forgot: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man1/msmtp.1.html -- I am not a loony. Why should I be tarred with the epithet 'loony' merely because I have a pet halibut? I've heard tell that Sir Gerald Nabarro has a pet prawn called Simon - you wouldn't call him a loony! -

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-17 Thread Bob Bernstein
On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, Martin G. McCormick wrote: # Set a default account account default auth on from marti...@suddenlink.net protocol smtp port 587 Believe it or not, this is the closest I have gotten to making anything work. Above, where it says 'auth on' make that say auth off Then fir

Re: msmtp Questions

2015-07-17 Thread David Wright
Quoting Martin G. McCormick (mar...@server1.shellworld.net): > The fun never ends. I installed msmtp and as near as I can tell > it works as advertised. My SMTP smarthost at > Suddenlink.net presents the following banner which nicely > explains what one needs to do to get real work done. I've had