On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 09:00:46PM -0700, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:07:47PM -0700, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > > On 09/26/2006 11:59:03 AM, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > > >I'll try this once I have a chance when I get home. > > ... > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Kevin Mark [mailto:kevin.mark@verizon.net] > > ... > > > > > >On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 07:03:21PM -0700, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > > >>Hi folks, > > >> > > >> I hate writing this from my school's web access page, but I > > >>suddenly lost the ability to send emails from home. Receiving is > > >>fine. Nothing had changed at my end from the night before, when I > > >>had no problems. My ISP is Earthlink. > > ... > > > > >Hi Kenward, > > >apt-get install swaks > > >and show what settings made if work. > > >cheers, > > >Kev > ... > > =========================================================== > > daddy:~# swaks -t kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us -f kay_jay@earthlink.net -s > > smtpauth.earthlink.net -tlso -a -au kay_jay@earthlink.net -ap > > abcdefghijklmnop > > === Trying smtpauth.earthlink.net:25... > > === Connected to smtpauth.earthlink.net. > ... > > ~> This is a test mailing^M > > ~> > > ~> . > > <~ 250 OK id=1GSS6j-00066m-FB > > ~> QUIT > > <~ 221 elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net closing connection > > === Connection closed with remote host. > ... > > > My question changes to the obvious. Now that it worked so easily with > > that small change in Balsa/Kmail, what is wrong with my Exim setup? > > > > Is it some rewriting rule or choice I made in running its configuration > > which screwed things up? > > > > > > The /etc/exim4/passwd.client file: > ... > > smtpauth.earthlink.net:kay_jay@earthlink.net:abcdefghijklmnop > > > 'Twas the latter, as it turned out. Simple misconfiguration having a > different server (smtp.earthlink.net) than the one which worked with > swaks. Thanks for the suggestion, Kevin, as it allowed me to play with > settings against their two possible servers. > > And thanks to Mike for his settings, which pointed out the fact that I > had missed the glaring domain inclusion in the login name on the > Earthlink site. > > And MANY THANKS to Earthlink for proving once again that the > Linux/Debian community is far superior to such companies in their > responsiveness to requests for help. At least the tech side has the > intelligence to use Exim on their servers... > > Cheers, > > Hi Kenward, some DD pointed me to swak which also helped up! I wrote up something at http://wiki.debian.org/YahooAndExim4 see if it matches what you did. And maybe add a page for EarthlinkAndExim4? cheers, Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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