Oddly enough this is making me think of the whole cr/lf thing windows and dos use two characters to mark the end of a line Linux uses one.
I'm not sure what the best way to solve the problem would be but try appending the string \013 to your password and see if that helps http://www.efn.org/~laprice ( Community, Cooperation, Consensus http://www.opn.org ( Openness to serendipity, make mistakes http://www.efn.org/~laprice/poems ( but learn from them.(carpe fructus ludi) http://allie.office.efn.org/phpwiki/index.php?OregonPublicNetworking On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi All People, > > REDHAT 7.2 > > I tried 2 weeks but could not make Kmail connected to ISP mail server to > download emails via broadband. The cable is permanently connected to the > PC. Starting Linux, broadband is automatically connected. I can only send > emails but can't download emails. > > With the same broadband cable connected to a Windows box email software, > Eudora or Outlook Express, it can connect the same mail server downloading > emails > > Each time when I clicked CheckMail, following warning pop-up > > ....... > ......... > I said "pass <your password>" > And then the server said > "-ERR authorization failed" > > > Test on fetchmailconf > > Fetchmail Test Result is as follows: > > fetchmail: POP3< +OK <11300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > fetchmail: POP3> CAPA\r > fetchmail: POP3< -ERR authorization first > fetchmail: authorization first > fetchmail: POP3> USER satimis \ r > fetchmail: POP3< +OK > fetchmail: POP3> PASS * \ r > fetchmail: POP3< -ERR authorization failed > fetchmail: authorization failed > fetchmail: authorization failed on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > fetchmail: POP3> Quit \ r > fetchmail: Query status = 3 (AUTHFAIL) > fetchmail: Normal termination. Status 0 > Done > > > Test on " telnet " command > > telnet pop.xyz.com 110 > Trying xxx.x.xxx.xxx...... > Connected to pop.xyz.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > +OK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Typing "USER satimis" > it prompted > +ok > > and then > Typing PASS xxxxxx > -ERR authorization failed > Connection closed by foreign host > > ping pop.xyz.net also indicating the mail server connected but fail > downloading emails because of password. > > I only use English alphabets and number (0 - 9) in password and am absolute > sure the USER name and password entered are correct. > > With the same USER name and password I can connect the same ISP mail server > in Eudora and Outlook Express to download emails. > > I have tried selecting each and in combination of all encryption/secure > items in Kmail setting but problem still could not be solved. > > Addtionally I re-installed RH 7.2 selecting no firewall protection with a > hope to solve the pending problem but ALSO met with frustration. > > Kindly help !!! > > Thanks in advance. > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > > >
