[Evolution] Bug#432584: Bug#432584: evolution: Cannot send via SMTP server on port != 25

[Fabian Greffrath]

severity 432584 wishlist
thanks

Yves-Alexis Perez schrieb:
> address:port is the standard way to do that, everywhere. That's exactly
> the way you set it in an address bar in whatever browser, if you want
> not to use the default port.
> 
> Sure a tooltip would be nice. Severity wishlist, will see if there's
> something like that on GNOME bugzilla.

Alright, then I wish a tooltip for this in a future release. ;)

> I can't reproduce this. I use an ssh tunnel to send mail, and as I want
> to make the tunnel as user, I use localhost:8025 as smtp address. It
> work fine since ages. And I tried to open localhost:25, and nothing
> happens on that port, it correctly use the 8025 port.
> 
> Are you sure you've configured the right account? Remember if you have
> multiple “from” accounts that you can configure an smtp server for each
> one, so double check that please.

I originally wanted to rant about the missing "hint" how to use the 
address:port syntax in the mailserver setup window. Thus I searched 
for existing bug reports against evolution and stumbled upon #432584, 
reported by Robert Kroiss on 10 Jul 2007, which describes a similar 
problem. However, he found out that the port given in the address line 
is simply ignored as long as the standard port is available. I have to 
admit I have blindly taken this for true and added a rant about this 
to my initial rant about the missing tooltip. I am sorry if this issue 
has been fixed in the meantime and is not true anymore.

Cheers,
Fabian


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