Sorry we couldn't help more, but my last message asked for the *actual* settings that you were using. Not seeing those, rather just what hotmail seemingly listed and what you remembered -- neither of which fully line up with the K-9 options -- it was hard to provide additional assistance.
I would hope that a ms client would work -- hotmail is their service. > Date: Monday, February 08, 2016 12:46:27 -0300 > From: Balaco Baco <[email protected]> > > Me and my friend gave up K9. And since this mailing list was not as > helpful as we needed, even when I said which settings I used for > K9. Although some replies were very kind, I thank you - but > unfortunately it did not solve all problems, and for several days. > We installed the Microsoft client, that is also a mail manager for > other IMAP accounts. The first time we tried it it completely > worked. > > That's all. > > -- > Balaco > > > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2016, at 13:13, Balaco Baco wrote: >> >> > The "background sync" option is under the K-9 settings. Follow >> > down the selections that I showed. >> > >> >> Thank you. That should be enough to find it without doubts. :) >> >> > The outgoing mail server settings that you indicate are not the >> > options that K-9 offers, rather - I suspect - what hotmail >> > indicates you should be selecting. What do you *actually* have >> > set in K-9 on the android device. >> >> Indeed, I knew they are not the actual options, but I can't look >> in the phone right now. I used that data to configure the >> outgoing server. The only thing I remember now that was different >> from what I wrote is the kind of server, which (may be a wrong >> memory!) was STARTTLS (which is needed by the outlook server, >> from what I have read somewhere). >> >> > Also, what version of K-9, and (less important) Android >> > release, are you using? >> > >> >> I have installed it only a few days ago, and from F-droid. So, by >> looking at its page there now, I guess it is "Version 5.007 - >> Added on 2015-11-29". I'll confirm this on a future message, but >> it's pretty much guaranteed. >> >> Best regards >> >> >> > >> > > Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:19:44 -0300 >> > > From: Balaco Baco <[email protected]> >> > > >> > > >> > >> 1. For polling to work you need to set things up at the >> > >> account level, which it appears you have done, and also set >> > >> a global option. >> > >> >> > >> The global option is found under: >> > >> >> > >> - [global] settings >> > >> - network >> > >> - background sync >> > > >> > > Thank you for replying. >> > > >> > > This seem to be an Android configuration? Or is it a K-9 Mail >> > > one? I'm not so familiar with Android details because I don't >> > > use one. So I must say things as clear as possible to my >> > > friend. I'll be able to try myself to find this background >> > > sync configuration only in a few days, but if things seems to >> > > be easy enough I'll send them as SMS. >> > > >> > >> 2. What are your "outgoing server" settings? >> > > >> > > The server configuration that I use were found in official >> > > Microsoft pages. So I assume they are as correct as possible: >> > > >> > > 1. Receiving (and it worked, although the automatic pooling >> > > did not work) >> > > a. IMAP server -> imap-mail.outlook.com >> > > b. port -> 993 >> > > c. secure connection -> yes, SSL >> > > >> > > 2. Sending: >> > > a. SMTP server-> smtp-mail.outlook.com >> > > b. port -> 587 >> > > c. auth-> yes >> > > d. secure connection-> TLS >> > > e. nome do usuário -> [username]@hotmail.com (full email >> > > address as username) >> > > >> > > There was 3 messages in the outgoing folder. When I chose the >> > > option in its menu and chose the option to "send messages >> > > now", K-9 tried to send them. But after a few seconds it >> > > shows an error message saying that it failed, but gives no >> > > information about what failed. I have repeated this try a few >> > > times after assuring the Internet connection was working with >> > > other programs and with a manual pool for new mail. No use. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016 08:57:06 -0300 >> > >> > From: Balaco Baco <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > Still no answer... :( >> > >> > >> > >> > Is there any other user here that has a hotmail account >> > >> > with K-9? Please point me what you think might be missing. >> > >> > Or show me all the configurations you use in K-9, just as >> > >> > a working example. I have tried all I know more than 2 >> > >> > times, and restarting from scratch, no use. No >> > >> > configuration of K-9 seems to be missing for me, or it is >> > >> > hiding somewhere I can't ever see it. >> > >> > >> > >> > Please help >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016, at 12:18, Balaco Baco wrote: >> > >> >> Hello, >> > >> >> >> > >> >> recently I have installed K-9 in a friend's phone with >> > >> >> Android, hoping that it would be easier to talk by email. >> > >> >> Her account is @hotmail.com, and I have configured K-9 >> > >> >> server settings myself (since she was initially unable to >> > >> >> completely follow all the needed settings, although I >> > >> >> have sent her). >> > >> >> >> > >> >> I was also unable to get it completely working in her >> > >> >> phone, correctly. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Right now I have two problems: >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 1. IMAP server settings are correct, Internet conection is >> > >> >> available, and all K-9 settings related to receiving >> > >> >> messages (or so I think) are set. We choose to look for >> > >> >> new mail every 10 minutes, and to play a sound. But more >> > >> >> than 30 minutes passed without K9 checking the message I >> > >> >> sent. Manually opening K9 and checking for new messages >> > >> >> received my test message on the first try! Why isn't K-9 >> > >> >> doing it alone? >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 2. SMTP settings are now working, although they are set >> > >> >> with the correct and official values for a hotmail >> > >> >> account. When I set (and now resetted a few times) SMTP >> > >> >> settings no error is shown. But now there are 2 messages >> > >> >> on the output box that are not sent. I choose the menu >> > >> >> option to send the out messages, after a few seconds an >> > >> >> error that ONLY says "some messages could not be sent". I >> > >> >> recheck the SMTP settings, no problem is found but the >> > >> >> situation does not change. What can I do here?? No clear >> > >> >> error is shown, Internet connection is working fine >> > >> >> (tested with browser, at least, at the same time we try >> > >> >> with K-9), but K-9 can't send any message. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Please give me clear instructions to find where the >> > >> >> problem is or to make a nice message appear (more >> > >> >> informative, as it wasn't much). Or where should I look >> > >> >> for wrong settings (I've been familiar enough with >> > >> >> computers and mail managers for years, the difficulty >> > >> >> should not be related to this kind of problem). >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Thank you >> > >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> > >> >> Balaco >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> > >> ------------ End Original Message ------------ >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> -- >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> > >> K-9 Mail Users List. >> > >> To post to this group, send email to >> > >> [email protected] To unsubscribe, email >> > >> [email protected] To report an issue >> > >> with K-9 Mail, visit >> > >> http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list >> > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > >> http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail >> > >> >> > >> --- >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> > >> Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >> > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails >> > >> from it, send an email to >> > >> [email protected]. 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