i agree, 25 is the default port. but not all servers work on port 25 and restricting any mail client to it IS a bad thing to do. i can't go to google with a gun and make them change their pop server port to the default value, do you agree? :))) i don't know why they don't use port 25 for gmail, but they don't. anyway, this is a bad idea from start not to allow user to set POP server port. setting the default value with possibility of changing it, is the right approach. evolution programmers are not bad - in contrary, evolution is a very good mail client for me (i love it). but this is a thing for a serious review, not being able to change the port is a major restriction, and i use linux and FOSS exactly because its highly customizeable.
end conclusion: gmail is no more accessible with evolution because someone decided that software should overtake the control where it should not. i hope i will manage to come to evolution irc meeting and put this to discussion. not being able to set POP server port is just not acceptable for any serious mail client. With my best regards, Robert Okadar On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Gabriel Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Im disagree with you, The 25 port is the default port for POP Server, is > not a bad thing that programmers do. Please be carefull with your words > and look for the real port of your email provider. > > Bye > > -- > POP server port setting is missing, setting other port then 25 not possible > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256777 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in "evolution" source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: evolution > > This is more like a bug in thinking then programming. You guys provided us > with very inconvenient "automated feature" to set POP server port to 25 > without possibility to change it. Any POP server that works with other port > then 25 is practically invisible to Evolution. For example gmail ... not > accessible from Evolution anymore! > This is critical to put back. Btw., plz don't turn Ubuntu into Windows. We > want control over our system and not a bunch of automated things we can't > control, grrrr > > p.s. I use Evolution v2.22.3.1 > p.p.s - I'm sorry if you don't consider this for bug, but for all gmail > users this is a serious problem and either they must give up their gmail acc > (not likely) or switch to more configurable mail client (more likely). > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Mon Aug 11 03:33:55 2008 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evolution > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx > Package: evolution 2.22.3.1-0ubuntu1 > PackageArchitecture: amd64 > ProcEnviron: > > PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: evolution > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-20-generic x86_64 > -- POP server port setting is missing, setting other port then 25 not possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256777 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
