'[kde-linux] Evolution / Ximian'

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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    [kde-linux] Evolution / Ximian
From:       "Charles Marcus" <CharlesM () Media-Brokers ! com>
Date:       2002-01-27 0:28:30
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Just because you can't get it to work is no reason for others to be afraid of it.

I have had absolutely no trouble either installing it, or using it, and I have done \
so on different distros, more than one or two times, but mainly Redhat.

Charles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org
> [mailto:kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Tom Achtenberg
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 9:27 AM
> To: kde-linux@mail.kde.org
> Subject: Re: [kde-linux] kmail and Rogers network
> 
> 
> NO stay away from Evolution and anything else from Ximian.  
> It has destroyed
> my installation 3 times to where I had to do a complete 
> reinstall of Linux.
> Ximian and Red Hat do not play well together.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Marcus" <CharlesM@Media-Brokers.com>
> To: <kde-linux@mail.kde.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:06 AM
> Subject: RE: [kde-linux] kmail and Rogers network
> 
> 
> I think this guys is talking about using authentication on 
> his OUTGOING (ie,
> SMTP) mail server.  Netscape indeed does allow specifying a 
> username for
> this, just as Evolution does (which, by the way, I strongly 
> recommend over
> KMail)...
> 
> Charles
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org
> > [mailto:kde-linux-admin@mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of marvin
> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:35 AM
> > To: kde-linux@mail.kde.org
> > Subject: Re: [kde-linux] kmail and Rogers network
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Joe.
> > 
> > You are confused.
> > 
> > You are mixing up   "smtp server"  "outgoing server id" etc.
> > 
> > Further, don`t fake youe stuff.  It`s pointles, it's
> > confusing and there is
> > absolutely NO security benefit.
> > 
> > smtp server address: #probably  rogers.com
> > smtp port: #probably  25
> > pop server address (host): #probably  rogers.com
> > login name/address: #probably  xxxx (usually
> > xxxx@rogers.com)
> > password: #well, you know this
> > pop port: #probably  110
> > 
> > 
> > Let us know how ot works out !
> > 
> > People, please don`t obscure information.  Also don`t type
> > info in when you
> > can pull it complete from files and logs.
> > 
> > Marvin
> > 
> > -------------------------------
> > 
> > Joe Simon writes:
> > 
> > > Not sure what you meant.
> > > 
> > > The problem is that in Kmail you cannot enter a user name
> > for the smtp
> > > server.  Before the change they required the outgoing
> > server user id to be
> > > xxxx@rogers.com.  Now they want it to be just XXXX.  In
> > netscape you can
> > > specify a user name for the incoming mail server and the
> > outgoing mail
> > > server.  My outgoing mail server id should be XXXX and the
> > incoming mail id
> > > should be xxxx@rogers.com.  This is the way they have it.
> > Why? Who knows!
> > > 
> > > I got it to work in Netscape, but not in Kmail.  In Kmail,
> > where does it get
> > > the server user id from?  I don't do see it anywhere.
> > > 
> > > > From: Werner Joss <werner@hoernerfranzracing.de>
> > > > Reply-To: kde-linux@mail.kde.org
> > > > To: kde-linux@mail.kde.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [kde-linux] kmail and Rogers network
> > > > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:54:23 +0100
> > > > 
> > > > On Friday 25 January 2002 16:01, Joe Simon wrote:
> > > > > Here in Canada I am using Rogers High speed Internet
> > and mail services.
> > > > On
> > > > > Jan 15, 2002 they made changes to their SMTP mail.  Now
> > I am unable to
> > > > send
> > > > > mail through Kmail, but am able to receive mail.
> > > > > 
> > > > > As an example, they say on their web page if you are
> > using Netscape 4.x
> > > > > mail client to send mail, change the "Outgoing mail
> > user id" to just
> > > > your
> > > > > user name.  Before the change the user id had to be
> > xxx@rogers.com. Now
> > > > > they say to just use what is before the @ sign for the
> > outgoing user id.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The thing is that in Kmail I can't seem to see a place
> > where I can
> > > > specify
> > > > > an outgoing mail user id. Under the icoming mail I have
> > setup POP3
> > > > > with user id xxx@rogers.com and my password. (I can get
> > my mail.)
> > > > > 
> > > > > What can I do?
> > > > 
> > > > I'm not really sure about, but you could try to set the
> > email address in
> > > > 'Identity' to the desired value - your real emailaddress
> > should be in
> > > > 'reply-to address', of course.
> > > > werner
> > > > 
> > > > > I got Netscape to work no problem under Linux.  BUT I
> > > > > really want to use Kmail, like I always have with Rogers.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for any help.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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