On 20140817_2138-0700, Tom Fowle wrote: > Hi Brendan, > I'd tried that, and did so again, same results > connection refused sasl authentication failed. > thanks anyhow. > tom > > Tom Fowle > [email protected] > > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014, at 08:51 PM, Brendan Desmond wrote: > > On 2014-08-17, Tom Fowle wrote: > > >Hi, > > >Several months ago I upgraded mutt to v 1.5.2.1 from the previous > > >release. > > >I compiled from the tarball using the > > >-enable pop -enable imap with sasl > > >options. > > >After this upgrade and using my previously working .muttrc files both > > >for > > >fastmail and another private email server, mutt returned > > >"SASL authentication failed" upon sending. > > > > > >The previous version worked. > > >The sasl libraries were installed. > > >this was on fedora 7 > > > > > >Struggled with this problem making small changes to the rc files, even > > >removed mutt and re-installed previous version, no luck. > > > > > >I then changed to latest debian wheezy migrating the .muttrc files for > > >fastmail and the private server. > > > > > >Same results, sasl authentication failed on both while sending. > > >Here are I hope appropriate lines from my .muttfastmailrc file, some of > > >this > > >supplied by a helpfull person on this list a year or more ago. > > >Removed my password of course. > > > > > >I'm tempted to dump the rc files and start with the new sample from the > > >new > > >install, but before I do that maybe somebody has a more productive > > >approach. > > > > > >One question I can't answer, among many! is: > > >the new install has the > > >sasl2 libraries > > >will mutt recognize that version and how do i know if that's happening > > >properly? > > > > > >Follows hopefully helpfull lines from .muttfastmailrc > > > > > >Note: now using fastmail's web interface for sending, HATE IT!!!!!!!!! > > >Another note, using the speakup speech screen reader and a braille > > >display > > >which work properly. > > >I've left in some commented out lines as examples from which I started. > > ># Mail/SMTP/IMAP Settings > > ># > > > > > >set my_server=mail.messagingengine.com > > >#set my_smtp_server=mail.messagingengine.com:465 > > >set [email protected] > > >set my_pass = "" > > > > > >set header_cache=~/.mutt/hcache/fastmail > > > > > >#set imap_user=$my_user > > >#set imap_pass = $my_pass > > >set imap_user = [email protected] > > >set imap_pass = "4" > > ># > > ># SMTP server to relay to > > ># NOTE: to get this to work, I had to install the libsasl2-modules > > >package > > >#set smtp_url ="smtps://$my_user:$my_pass@$my_smtp_server:465/" > > >set smtp_url = "smtps://[email protected]:realpass:465/"
A month or so ago my ISP switched port number for smtp to :587 I can't remember what they used before the switch. HTH > > > > > > > > > Tom Fowle > > > [email protected] > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > How come you changed your smtp_url setting from the one that is > > commented out? I use fastmail with a similar config, and the smtp_url > > setting you commented out works for me. > > > > Brendan -- Paul E Condon [email protected]
