The password type has to match md5, plain, kerberos,…. I find that the automatic settings assume virtual domains and always uses the full email address n...@cogs.com vs. just name. The correct password never works because the username is wrong.
> On Aug 6, 2019, at 10:14 AM, John Dale <j...@growingbusinesssolutions.com> > wrote: > > Greetings; > > Thanks for the info. > > I have Dovecot talking well (popping in). > > SMTP via postfix is giving me some issues. I'll double check my ports and > typing. :) > > I'm wondering if I need to change authentication settings on postfix to make > things more straightforward. > > I also didn't see a spot in Mail.app to accept the postfix tls cert. > > John > > > On 8/6/19 8:02 AM, Larry Stone wrote: >>> On Aug 6, 2019, at 8:32 AM, John Dale <j...@growingbusinesssolutions.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings; >>> >>> I have Thunderbird working with PostFix/Dovecot for sending and receiving. >>> >>> STARTTLS >>> >>> Normal Password >>> >>> I don't see these options in Mail.app for OSX. >>> >>> I've tried updating ports and different combinations of available >>> authentication in Mail.app, but no luck. It either times-out or has >>> connection denied. >>> >>> Any recommendations? >> I use MacOS Mail and for receiving, I just have “Automatically manage >> connection settings” checked and it just works (but that’s really a Dovecot >> question, not Postfix). >> >> For sending, I do not have “Automatically manage connection settings” >> checked. Port is 587, Use TLS/SSL is checked, and Authentication is >> Password. But the correct settings for your server may be different. >> >> It may seem silly to ask but make sure you didn’t make a typo in the server >> name. >> >>
