On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 09:28 -0800, Fred Erickson wrote: > On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 11:35 -0500, Leonard Evens wrote: > > I am trying to to set up evolution on my Fedora 14 system so that it > > uses gmail as the outgoing server. Up til now I have been using my > > computer at Northwestern, and it has worked that way for years. But I > > have to stop doing that. > > > > My gmail account is configured on the 'Sending Email' page with these > differences: > > > Under Sending Email I have > > Server type SMTP > > Server: smtp.gmail.com:587 > > Server: smtp.gmail.com:465
You can use either. Google supports both because some ISPs block one of them. I have to use 587 for example. > > Server requires authentication checked > > SSL encryption Google recommends TLS, which Evo supports. > Authentication Type: > > > Login > > PLAIN Correct, same here. You can also click on "Check for supported types". If it seems to take forever, that's a clue that the SMTP port might be wrong. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
