On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 02:56:40PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Mon 28 Jul 2014 at 14:02:29 +0200, Slavko wrote: > > > Dňa Sun, 27 Jul 2014 13:02:18 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> > > napísal: > > > > > He could check with nc. > > > > > > brian@desktop:~$ nc smtp.gmail.com 25 > > > 220 mx.google.com ESMTP 19sm41008233wjz.3 - gsmtp > > > > > > > AFAIK, the port 25 have to used only for (inter-) servers connections, > > the clients have connect via 587, the port 25 for client connections is > > for backward compatibility only. > > How does the server tell the difference between talking to another > server (which is acting as client) and what you call a "client"?
I have found a script on the web that makes Mutt into a work-alike substitute for Thunderbird. I don't like it, but it is a start at getting what I once had. The script has at least one undocumented Mutt command and other curiosities which I want to resolve before I feel comfortable with my new situation. I already know that gmail uses (and publishes for others to use) several different port numbers. I haven't yet determined whether the different numbers are because they have changed there interface over time or they simply intend to support all of them. But, for now, I am in the much happier condition of tweeking a new toy, than the recent past where I was unable to reply to email without going through so much pain that I couldn't remember what I wanted to say by the time I could key in my message. The script that I found uses 587, but a different sript that I found (and didn't work) uses 465. If this email gets to the debian-user list, and gets properly connected to the thread that is being quoted, the problem is Solved. I think I have even got gmail to masquerade as my old email address. We shall see. Thanks to all, Best regards, -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140728151159.ga5...@gmail.com
