Problem with Evolution..
 

Ok.. I am sure this has an obvious answer.

After configuring my POP3 and SMTP information in Evolution, and trying to send and recieve mail, I get this error message:

UNABLE TO CONNECT TO POP SERVER MYSERVER.COM
Error sending password: - ERR this user has no &HOME/Maildir

Does this mean that this directory isn't there or that I have something with my password configured wrong?

Can someone please help? Perhaps you need more info?

Has anyone ever seen this error?

Am I posting in the wrong forum?

not at all, you're in the correct forum, unfortunately it seems no one has seen or solved this before. I use evolution myself without problems.

Which version do you use? have you tried a google search on evolution and the error message?

Wish I could help more.

ok when you set it up
you have your incoming server set

under incoming mail type
what do you have selected

pop or maildir

I have had this problem...I had two problems actually.

1st ...when you set up you mail account make sure that you put in the right POP..or SMTP account...

ex: mine says .... pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
my first mistake was I had flipped the smpt to read smtp

2nd...my user name...(not my real one)
I put in my user name
ex: bigdog
my problem was it needed to say
bigdog@sbcglobal.net
otherwise I would get a server error.

don't ask me why but it did until I just threw the sbcglobal.net on and then everything worked.

This may not help but I have spent hours trying to figure out a problem and found out that I had switched a couple of leettters around!

I think it has maildir set instead of pop3

it looks like it is telling him that he has now account on that server...and
it think you are right

I think it has maildir set instead of pop3

Wow! Thanks for all the input!

Definitly set up POP.. For recieving.. And SMTP for sending..

Is the error I am getting only related to 'Maildir'? Or does there have to be a 'Maildir' for pop as well?

I also tried KMAIL and got the same error message.. Do I need to create this directory or something?

seems as tho there is no home mail directory there
but i may be mistaken

check your settings and be sure

No there is no directory.. I tried to just 'MKDIR' in the /Home directory but it still doesn't work.. Is there a special way to create this directory?

lets see
this mail site
is on your local box
( same box you are running Evolution on? )

is this correct?

No.. My mail is on a POP server provided by the company that hosts my domain.

ok
mkdir /home/Maildir
din't work ?

did you get the information you need from the company you are using. For example...I use South Western Bell or SBC

A SBC email address can either be

someone@sbcglobal.net or someone@yahoo.com

but when you set up the POP account you have to have the right information from the company.

example..
when I set my system up..
pop.someone@sbcglobal.yahoo.com
smtp.someone@sbcglobal.yahoo.com
So get with your company and see what is needed to access their pop3 mail server.