Re: Can't send mail again.

[Jordan Katz <katz@underlevel.net>]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

> Jordan Katz <katz@underlevel.net> writes:
>
>> 220-smtp6.mindspring.com ESMTP Exim 3.33 #1 Sat, 24 Aug 2002 16:06:02 -0400
>> 220-NO UCE.  EarthLink does not authorize the use of its computers or network
>> 220 equipment to deliver, accept, transmit, or distribute unsolicited e-mail.
>> EHLO jkatz
>> 250-smtp6.mindspring.com Hello user-1121r9f.dsl.mindspring.com [66.32.237.47]
>> 250-SIZE 10485760
>> 250-PIPELINING
>> 250 HELP
>> QUIT
>> 221 smtp6.mindspring.com closing connection
>
> This server doesn't seem to offer any authentication mechanisms at
> all.  Maybe they are using POP-before-SMTP instead?  Then you need to
> set up Gnus to pop from the server before sending mail through it.  I
> think even the old non-standard LOGIN authentication should be
> advertized in the 250 lines.  Perhaps you can tcpdump when some other
> client sends authenticated mail through that server?

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying here.  I used smtpmail
to connect to this very same ISP only weeks ago and it worked fine.. I
would find it hard to believe their auth method changed, but if it
did, how would I set up Gnus to pop from the server before sending
mail through it?  I do not have another client that can send mail
through this.. is there a specific client I should try?

>> What does "220-NO UCE" mean?  The thing is that I use underlevel.net
>> to get incoming mail, but in order to send out mail I have to use
>> mindspring/earthlink (that's my ISP).
>
> 220-NO UCE is just part of the greeting, I'm not sure there is any
> standard interpretation of it.
>
>> Considering that, are my auth/server settings correct?
>
> Looks good, except for your password. :-)

What do you mean?  I didn't post the password.. if you saw something
and thought it was my password then I misused the parameters because
that was my username :) 
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Jordan Katz <katz@underlevel.net>  |  Mind the gap