GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 273957
Evolution Mail Configuration Assistant fails
Last modified: 2013-09-10 14:03:39 UTC
Description of Problem: when i use the "Evolution Mail Configuration Assistant" to create a new mail account and activate the "server requires authentication"-checkbox, right after finishing the assistant, evolution turned the checkbox off again. One has to go to the "account editor" search for the reason no mail can be sent and activate the "server requires authentication"-checkbox again. Then it stays. Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. use assistant to create a new mail account 2. activate the "server requires authentication"-checkbox and finish the assistant 3. try sending an email with this account, you should be asked for the smtp password - but you only get an error from the smtp server that you need to authenticate on smtp Actual Results: assistant doesnt save all information corretly Expected Results: !(assistant doesnt save all information corretly) How often does this happen? every time Additional Information: not only because it doesnt work well at the moment, In my opinion we dont need assistants or wizards, the account editor works well and is not to complex.
What type of account are you setting up? Is this when setting up a brand new install or is this when going to preferences and adding a new account?
Hi, i checked the situation again to be sure. i created an fresh user with a real empty profile and used the initial assistant to create an mail account with imap and smtp. receiving emails worked fine, but as i reproduced the bug - the smtp failed and the "server requires authentication"-checkbox was false although i choosed true in the assistent. pictures tell more: http://www.sv1en.gmxhome.de/failed3.jpg JP Rosevear, i can answer with "both" now. regards, Sven
Is this definitely 2.2.1 and not 2.0.1? there was a related bug around 2.0.1 that was fixed in 2.0.3 anyhow.
iam using gentoo's evolution-2.2.1.1 ebuild have you tried to reproduce it?
I setup a new account with auth'd smtp everytime before release, I just tried it again on 2.2.1.1 and had no issues. I started from scratch, entered an authenticated SMTP server (login) and continued on. The setting was retained when editing the account both immediately and after a restart. I don't know how ebuild works, but does it remove all traces of previous evolution builds?
i'll post the bug in gentoo's bugzilla too if reasonable btw. i used ssl and cram-md5 for authentication
I retried with cram-md5 and also had no issue with it remembering the setting. What command are you using to launch evolution?
i just click on the evolution button in gnome-menu. and i cant tell what exakt command is executed, because gnome 2.10 has removed the properties/edit line in the menu's context menu!
If you drag the icon to the panel and then right click->properties you should be able to get the information.
ls -l /usr/bin/evolution* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 22. Mär 13:14 /usr/bin/evolution -> evolution-2.2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 135932 22. Mär 13:14 /usr/bin/evolution-2.2 thats how i start evolution
i've just installed ubuntu hoary 5.04RC with all updates and the problem is here too with 2.2.1.1
I'm unable to reproduce with evolution-2.2 as well. I think this must be a ubuntu-specific bug. perhaps they've patched something or something.
"I think this must be a ubuntu-specific bug." I have the problem on gentoo and ubuntu.
Sent mail to the ubuntu packager to see if he can reproduce.