[Users] WG: [Bug 3252] smtp authentication at smtp server of GMX fails - permanent error - no sending

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 22 August 2014 07:43:39 Pierre Fortin did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:36:27 +0100 Juergen Gaida wrote:
> >Same credentials are used for POP3 and SMTP...and POP3 works flawless.
> 
> - Are you leaving the credentials blank in the Send panel?
> - Using "Authenticate with POP3 before send"?
> - are you sure you are pointing SMTP at the right server/port? I ask
>   because my provider has different servers for different account
> levels -- my main mail goes to a secure server, while some of my other
> lesser accounts go to a normal, less secure server. In addition, the
> secure server even uses a very non-conventional 4-digit port.
> 
> 
> 
> BTW, this is the .signature file I used circa 1990 after several years
> involved in the Internet's early deployment days:
> 
>    "Until you've found AND fixed a problem,
>     what you discount will likely be the source."
> 
> That was my way of saying the most difficult problems usually have a
> very simple/subtle cause which is/was too "unlikely" to take
> seriously... :) :)
> 
> Good luck,
> Pierre

A lesson yet to be learned by many here from what I read as it goes by.

Example, straight out of the School of Hard Knocks:

One of those "its so obvious nobody would be dumb enough" to make that 
error, so you spend too much time dancing around it.  Like the time I had 
just put fresh batteries in all the news sets mikes, went live for the 
noon show and one mike was obviously sick. Fresh batteries was SOP around 
the 1st of the month at my tv station.  I spent 15 minutes after the show 
fooling around with the board thinking a channel had gone south.  Turns 
out a brand new alkaline battery was only making .8 volts.  I took to 
carrying the dvm with me when replacing batteries after that.

Guess who broke the cellophane wrapper on that pack of batteries?  Moi. 
Duh.  :(

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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