Connection timed out for sending mail with evolution
 

I am having alot of trouble setting up evolution to work with gmail. I am using pop for recieving mail and it's slow but still works. When I try to send mail with smtp.gmail.com I get the error message that the connection timed out. How can I set this up to send and recieve email?

There are several possibilities, try pulling up a console and typing:

If both of those connect (eg: it doesn't say timeout) then you likely don't have a firewall issue. If they don't connect you should review your local firewall (iptables -L -n) and your ISPs policy on outgoing connections to SMTP.

You need to use
and use authentication (login and pass)

I tried both of the two previous suggestions and now my error message is name or service unknown. Any more suggestions please?

in evolution you need to put
and use ssl

What is the output when you type
in a terminal ?

Take a look at
http://tuxicity.wordpress.com/2007/0...and-organizer/
for a step to step guide

I tried the console idea and it said connected to smtp.gmail.com, but mail still does not work.
I also put smtp.gmail.com port 587 and the new error message said name or service unknown.
Any other ideas?

Take a look at
http://tuxicity.wordpress.com/2007/0...and-organizer/