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

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