On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:42:48 +1000, Nairda <[email protected]> in mozilla.support.seamonkey wrote:
>obones wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I'm currently reviewing SM2 and when I installed it I told it to import >> the settings from my existing SM1 installation. >> All email accounts got imported, along with the SMTP server definition. >> While I can send emails just fine in SM1, I always get an error when >> sending emails with SM2. >> The error says this: >> >> Unable to authenticate to SMTP server SERVER_NAME. The serer does not >> support any compatible insecure authentication mechanism but you have >> chosen insecure authentication. Try switching on secure authentication >> or contact your service provider. >> >> I tried turning on TLS or even SSL, but none of these are provided by >> the given server. >> What I find weird is that it worked and continues to work fine in SM1. >> Obviously, some option has been removed/disabled in SM2, but which one? >> Is there a way to reactivate it? >> >> Thanks > >It's a known bug, you have to disable secure authentication. >It even says so on the SM2 page that loads after the initial >installation. It's Under "known issues" or whatever. >I don't know why this preference was changed. It never used to be >enabled in previous versions. > >But you got to love these guys, they work their guts out for us >all, for very little thanks or recognition. Even with my >"Importing multiple SM 1.x identities into SM2" migration blues, I >still think they have done an amazing job. > >Anyway, this should do the trick for you. > >Edit>Preferences>Server Settings>un-check "use secure authentication" > >HTH >Happy webing. (: >~n I believe you mean "Mail & News Accounts" instead of Preferences? Anyway, same problem here, the connection security was already "none" and "use connection secure authentification" was already unchecked. I set them on, saved it, cycled SM, undid it, cycled SM and I still get the same "SMTP-AUTH" message. jim _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
