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 Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 5:17 am Post subject: Can't get KMail to work |
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I've tried and tried, but as a newbie to Linux  , I must have done something wrong  . I used the instructions on the KMail Help pages to configure it, but when I send the email, it erases the address that I put in TO:,  and inserts my name, (but not my email address)  . I get the following (pardon the mess, I'm trying to reproduce it on my Windows machine by 'hand.');
Error - KMail
Sending failed:
The server did not accept the sender address.
The server responded: "5.5.4 <Myname <>>... Domain name required for sender address"
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.
Note: Other messages will also be blocked by thie message, as long as it is in the 'outbox' folder.
The following transport protocol was used:
mail.nw.centurytel.net
I have configured the KMail three times now, using the information provided by my ISP (centurytel), deleting the information each time, but the result is always the same  . Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong ? Oh, btw, I have a Mandrake 9.2 machine and a SuSe 9 machine (as well as a WinXP machine), but I haven't tried to do the email on SuSE yet until I get it fixed on the Mandrake  . Thanks, JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 5:42 am Post subject: |
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You may have evolution installed as well with your mandrake system..... give it a shot instead if your having issues with kmail.
if you know how to setup outlook express on a windows computer..... evolution and kmail are "almost" identical. I suggest checking your windows machine settings for email.... writing them down, and try entering them in the configurations sections for the emai client your trying to get working.
Kmail is a love/hate thing for me...... evolution usually has no issues for me though. In mandrake 10 ... kmail is part of a KDE groupware client called Kontact. Havent set it up yet..... as evolution seems more mature as far as groupware clients go.
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JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| THX, I'll try Evolution, I just thot that KMail would be better, you know, KDE and all. I'll let you know how it goes.Thanks, JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| Go to KMail => Settings => Configure KMail => Identities => Modify => General.... is your e-mail address there ? from there goto Advanced ..... is your e-mail address there (return to) ?
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JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| Evolution froze up the computer, had to ctrl,alt,backspace (learned that from my kid, I hope that was the right thing to do) to restart, but now the kmail works. Do you think I need to take all of the info out of kMail to sign up on Evolution? Thanks, JP
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JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| THX Germ, but the Ximian Summary freezes up the computer, over and over. I guess I will have to get rid of KMail and try Evolution on it's own. I kinda hate to, just as I finally make something work on my Linux machine, but if I'm going to learn, I gotta keep tryin new things. Thanks to all, JP
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| no reason to take kmail off.... if it's working..... leave it alone..... then concentrate on your problems with evolution. No reason i can see to remove kmail at all.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2024 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| No, there's no reason to remove kmail. The only way you could have trouble is trying to connect to the same email account at the same time with evolution and kmail. Use one or the other to check your mail, but not both at once.
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. I can get the mail working from my ISP, but can't see any of my hotmail accounts. Is this just something that happens between microsoft and Linux? I use the same mailserver address from outlook to configure Evolution, (http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp) and apply an click OK, but when I open it back up it only has the 'http' in the box. THX, Jim