Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: kmail
If the wrong password is used when connecting to an SMTP sever, kmail
displays a misleading error message.
The transport is configured with Encryption=None and Authentication
Method=PLAIN. Ethereal shows the transaction as follows (trimmed and
munged):
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 15728640
250 AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
AUTH PLAIN xxxx
535 authentication failed (#5.7.1)
Kmail then displays the message:
Sending failed:
Your SMTP server does not support PLAIN.
Choose a different authentication method.
The server responded: "authentication failed (#5.7.1)"
The message will stay in the 'outbox' folder until you either fix the problem
(e.g. a broken address) or remove the message from the 'outbox' folder.
The following transport protocol was used:
The problem is not that the server doesn't support PLAIN. Just entering
the correct password resolves the problem.
** Affects: kdepim (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Misleading error message with failed SMTP auth
https://launchpad.net/bugs/70397
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