Re: [gentoo-user] thunderbird bug?

[Jeremy McSpadden <deface@uberpenguin.net>]

Make sure your client is set to auth before sending. Simple fix.

--
Jeremy McSpadden
deface@uberpenguin.net




On May 24, 2011, at 2:57 PM, James wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> When I try to click an email address in Craigslist to respond
> to a poster, I get this error message:
> 
> Sending of message failed.
> An error occurred sending mail: Unable to authenticate to SMTP server
> smtp-server.tampabay.rr.com. It does not support authentication (SMTP-AUTH) but
> you have chosen to use authentication. Uncheck 'Use name and password' for that
> server or contact your service provider.
> 
> 
> However, when I just cut and paste the same identical email address
> into the to field of thunderbird, it works perfectly. I'm drawing 
> a blank for "keywords" or ideas to search out this problem.....
> It use to work fine, so I'm guessing it's a thunderbird bug.
> Where would I search out those sorts of bugs?
> 
> Could this be my bug?:
> 
> https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-10.html
> 
> I use thunderbird, not  seamonkey, for email....
> 
> ideas?
> 
> James
> 
> 
> 
>