From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 18 16:29:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 554A6106566B for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:29:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@magnesium.net) Received: from toxic.magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D0AB8FC18 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:29:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@magnesium.net) Received: by toxic.magnesium.net (Postfix, from userid 1070) id 178ACDA843; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:09:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:09:10 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20080318160910.GA93528@thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: Subject: IMAP quandry... . X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:29:17 -0000 People, Sometime yesterday, problems with sending out mail began happening. I am not sure how my IMAP passwd could have been altered. But it is. I first saw this is using mutt from my "desktop" (tao) to my mailserver, (aristotle). On to, in ~/.mutt/muttrc is: set mbox_type=Maildir set mask="!^\\.[^.]" set mbox="~/Maildir" set record="imaps://aristotle.thought.org/INBOX/.Mutt Sent Items" set copy=yes set postponed="imaps://aristotle.thought.org/.Drafts" set spoolfile=imaps://aristotle.thought.org/INBOX set folder=imaps://aristotle.thought.org set imap_user=kline set imap_pass=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX set use_domain=yes set duplicate_threads=yes set realname="Gary Kline" set from=kline@thought.org set signature=~/.signature set editor="vi" set sendmail="/usr/local/bin/nbsmtp -U kline -P XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -d thought.org -h aristotle.thought.org -f kline@thought.org Last night I had troubles sending mail _out_ via mutt; because I can use vi I send most long messages using mutt. Then I tried kmail. Same deal when I tried to send. I was able to mouse-swipe this dialogue: Sending failed: Your SMTP server does not support PLAIN. Choose a different authentication method. The server responded: "5.7.0 authentication failed" The message will stay in the 'outbox' folder until you either fix the problem (e.g. a broken address) or remove the message from the 'outbox' folder. The following transport protocol was used: aristotle.thought.org Do you want me to continue sending the remaining messages? I had/have no clue how to fix this; thus, this email to the list. I just tried evolutionn thaat reequested my IMAP password. I tried my "XXXXXXXX" above---which was what I set it to initially when my friend in Dallas, TX helped me set this up in Jan. [[ He helped me yesteerday to get rsync working to auto-backup web and other config files from aristotle to other computers. Can't see any reason that anythiing-IMAP would have been touched.]] At any rate, *where* is the IMAP stuff stashed on aristotle? A mail app called "dovecot" is installed. Is the password stuff kept somewhere in plaintext? And:: WHY do I need this level of security? I would rather not have any password protection on my email... thanks for any help, gary -- Gary Kline Seattle BSD Users' Group (seabug) | kline@magnesium.net Thought Unlimited Org's Alternate Email Site http://www.magnesium.net/~kline To live is not a necessity; but to live honorably...is a necessity. -Kant