[Users] Basic SMTP authentication issue

[Will Meister]

Sorted! I changed the SMTP port to #587 and all was well. Can't imagine
this is very interesting for anyone but I'll leave the info here....

On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 at 21:47, Will Meister <niftyprose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello guys, I'm a very new user of Claws and suspect that this is one
> of those queries that comes up often -- sorry for being boring.
>
> I installed Claws because a client asked me to access their POPmail. They
> gave me my username and password:
>
> will at clientdomain.com
> random_st8ff
>
> incoming and outgoing servers, both:
>
> mail.clientisp.com
> mail.clientisp.com
>
> (I'm guessing POP/SMTP)
>
> I can download mail reliably. Sending mail usually gets an authentication
> error. I  tried the obvious variants as SMTP authentication /PLAIN / LOGIN;
> here's a log from the failed send:
>
> * Account 'will at ziggytec.com': Connecting to SMTP server:
> mail.blacknight.com:25...
> [21:44:21] SMTP< 220 mail.blacknight.com ESMTP
> [21:44:21] ESMTP> EHLO niftynetbook
> [21:44:21] ESMTP< 250-mail.blacknight.com
> *** Error occurred while sending the message.
>
> I suspect that this is going to be something small and subtle between the
> program and this particular ISP's setup, which appears idiosyncratic. TIA
> for any help.
>
> WM.
>
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