Topic: How to use Evolution using IMAP e-mail with SME server

[hjnvejlen]

I'm happy running SME server and have been running various versions over the years.
Due to keeping track of my e-mails I'm using IMAP as my e-mail protocol. And this works fine with both Thunderbird and MS Outlook express.
Thunderbird works fine BOTH on Windows and on Linux.

But if I on a linux PC want to use Evolution and IMAP I get an error:
Could not authenticate against IMAP Server

IMAP command failed: Syntax Error: Invalid Integer.

I'm using secure IMAP on SME and I have seen this error on ALL the SME versions I have tried, including SME 7.x and SME 8.0

I wonder if anyone here knows if it's my Evolution setup or it's my SME settings that are wrong.

But I'm not happy with changing my SME settings as I have external users relying on the current configuration that works fine against Windows PC's.

[Stefano]

hi.. I'm using evolution with imap on ubuntu 8.10 and CentOS 5.3 without any issue..

did you try to search with google for your error? IMHO it'a an evolution issue, not a SME one

[hjnvejlen]

hi.. I'm using evolution with imap on ubuntu 8.10 and CentOS 5.3 without any issue..

did you try to search with google for your error? IMHO it'a an evolution issue, not a SME one

I agree it's most likely an Evolution error. But I simply hoped that someone who use Evolution and IMAP could tell me what Evolution settings they use.

[Stefano]

nothing more and nothing less than the usual setup: username, password, imap type, imap and smtp server  (SME)..

I repeat, it's a evolution issue, search google for it

I think this 3ad is  OT here, I'll ask the moderators to move it to general discussions

[byte]

Moving this topic to the General Discussion forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!