> On 20/01/2021 13:27 @lbutlr <krem...@kreme.com> wrote: > > > I have a user who is unable to use mutt to login. I tested and sent a muttrc > that worked for me and all he needed to do was put in his username and > password. > > Which failed. > > After some back and forth, I figured out that his password contains a '$' and > a '[' in it, and it seems like one of, or both, of these characters may be > the issue. Is that expected? The account and password work properly via iOS > and macOS mail, so the issue does't appear to be dovecot, but I find it very > odd that mutt would have a glaring issue like this, so I am wondering if > there is something else that I need to do. > > Mutt 2.0.4 (2020-12-30) > > The configuration looks like this: > > # Imap settings > set imap_user = "u...@example.com" > set imap_pass = "lasH-hds[er$asd" # Not a real password > > # Smtp settings > set smtp_url = "smtps://mail.covisp.net:587" > set smtp_pass = "lasHhds[er$asd" > > # Remote mail folders > set folder = "imaps://mail.covisp.net:993" > set spoolfile = "+INBOX" > set postponed = "+/Drafts" > set record = "+/Sent Mail" > set trash = "+/Trash" > > --
mutt treats them as variables most likely. Have you tried adding \ ? Aki
