@edgar: I am using Sylpheed as the email client and until I read your response I didn't necessarily look at the ports it was using for communication with IMAP and SMTP. I was under the impression that once SSL or TLS was chosen, it would make the correct choice of port to communicate with the server. Unfortunately it didn't, and after trying other email clients, including gmail on my android phone and identifying the correct port that worked for SMTP (587 to be specific), I modified the settings of Sylpheed and confirmed that it worked. Thank you for your insightful comment that helped solve this annoying problem. I cannot believe I have a working email server! Now I need to figure out how I can allow users be able to assign/change their passwords without having an ssh connection to it and without the help of the postmaster (me) entering it for them!
Big thanks also to @Archange and @bryan for their input. I am sorry to take your time. I kind of knew it was a silly oversight but figuring it out always takes some inspiration from good people like you. Hakan
