I want to connect to an IMAP and SMTP service. I have to enter the email address (which is something other than the login name). Do I give the login name, I cannot forward, do I give the email address, I can forward but the login into the server fails. "Error connecting to IMAP server Invalid certificate." Ignoring brings me to SMTP "Error connecting to SMTP server Could not connect to <myserver>: Connection refused"
I can use Encryption: None, STARTTLS after connecting or SSL on a dedicated port (where I cannot specify the port) Here I can press Try Again as long as I want. No config file is generated, I can Cancel the process and have no way to access CAL or CARDs There are some providers (mostly cloud services) hard coded but a general connection option is not available (as is in Thunderbird). If this does not work, Gnome Calendar, Addressbook, Geary and related applications are extremly limited in the usefulness. I first filed this with Ubuntu 17.10, then tested with Budgy 17.10, then 18.04 and now with 18.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722455 Title: Creation of mail/contact/calendar accounts impossible Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: If one wants to use Gnome Calendar or Gnome Contacts one has to create accounts to access the server. Gnome control centre provides prepared account templates for common public providers. There is an IMAP template that is broken (does not allow to connect to inhouse mail servers). Also adding Calendar or Contact connection is not possible. In Gnome Calendar adding new calendars is impossible (there is a workaround by temporarily installing California but that is very unstable). There needs to be a way to install DAV connectors to CALDav and CARDDav as is possible in Thunderbird. Possible workaround (which is not stable): Under ~/.config/evolution one can add a text file containing the configuration to the required service. As there is no refresh function in Calendar or Contacts, this is a fragile solution though (requires constant session creation aka logout/login) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.26.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Oct 10 08:11:26 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-05 (34 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170902) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1722455/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
