Re: cannot POST in Icedove

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Friday 12 August 2016 04:26:45 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> On 08/11/2016 10:22 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > On 08/11/2016 10:10 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I am trying to set up icedove on Sid. I only want to use it for
> >> Newsgroups, specifically Linux Debian User.
> >>
> >> That works and I see all the posts.
> >>
> >> But I cannot post.
> >>
> >> The SMTP server is set up like:
> >>
> >> Desciption: <not specified>
> >> Server Name: smtp.gmail.com
> >> Port: 465
> >> User Name: <gmail userid>
> >> Authentication Method:Normal password
> >> Connection security: SSL/TLS
> >>
> >> What more has to be done for SSL/TLS, does anything need to be
> >> installed?
> >
> > That post worked.
> >
> > But on reply I get a message:
> >
> > Login to smtp.gmail.com failed, enter new password.
> >
> > and it loops on that.
>
> But Followup works! What's the difference between followup and reply?

At a guess (and it is only a guess) follow-up is for newsgroups and reply for 
Email.  And for email via SMTP you need your gmail password for the gmail 
SMTP server.

Lisi
>
> Hugo