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Distribution: Gentoo (desktop), Arch linux (laptop)
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If you miss a lib, thunderbird won't start.
You must check your ISP as well.
Do you have this problem anytime with any mail server?
Try another server, yahoo or some one support POP to make sure thunderbird don't cause the problem itself.
The real kicker is that I am able to load FireFox and use my ISP webmail server with no issues, so I know that it is not my password.
It has to be the program, I just not sure what it is stopping it. I have been to my ISP's site and followed directions as best I could. However there is still no success. I was able to use it prior to the reinstall of slack?
When do you get the error? Is it downloading mail or sending? This may help you track down if it is the outgoing or the incoming server that you need to work with in thunderbird. A little more info on the problem would be helpful.
I've never seen this error. What is this "authentication"? Is it because you enabled "use secure authentication" or something like that? (Because most servers don't support it.)
Distribution: Gentoo (desktop), Arch linux (laptop)
Posts: 728
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Originally Posted by Thanotos
The real kicker is that I am able to load FireFox and use my ISP webmail server with no issues, so I know that it is not my password.
It has to be the program, I just not sure what it is stopping it. I have been to my ISP's site and followed directions as best I could. However there is still no success. I was able to use it prior to the reinstall of slack?
This doesn't mean the email client cause the problem
The web mail server is different from the incoming and outcoming server.
To check the program, you will need another email server
Try connecting to the pop server on port 110 using a standard telnet client.
Enter the user <username>
and then pass <password>
commands, here is a complete example below. If there is a problem you will see all the low level error messages.
Code:
[loginname@mycomputer ~]$ telnet mail.yourisp.com 110
Trying 190.66.49.123...
Connected to mail.yourisp.com (190.66.49.123).
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK POP3 Ready mroute02 0001db08
user loginname
+OK USER loginname set, mate
pass yourpassword
+OK
list
+OK
.
quit
+OK
Connection closed by foreign host.
[loginname@mycomputer ~]$
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