[Users] SMTP error when replying by email to Usenet posts

[Paul]

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:25:35 +0100
Paolo Amoroso <paolo.amoroso at gmail.com> wrote: 

> An error happened during SMTP session.
> You can try to "Send" again or queue the message with "Send later"
> 
> The relevant portion of the log:
> 
> 2025-01-18 11:16:45] NNTP> DATE
> [2025-01-18 11:16:45] NNTP< 111 20250118101645
> * Account 'Eternal September': Connecting to SMTP server:
> mail.privateemail.com:465...
> *** Error occurred while sending the message.
> [2025-01-18 11:17:45] NNTP> DATE
> [2025-01-18 11:17:45] NNTP< 111 20250118101745
> 
> Are there more detailed logs? How can I troubleshoot the issue?

Where are you getting that log from? On testing this domain, (with
credentials that will fail), I get a lot more output than that.

The usual problem is that you have not enabled SMTP AUTH. See the account
prefs for that.

with regards

Paul