Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: stephen.hull@btinternet.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.misc Subject: Re: Port Numbers Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:47:57 GMT Lines: 31 Message-ID: <584cbbf15b.Steve@btinternet.com> References: <03c80af15b.Steve@btinternet.com> <8abc1af15b.chris@mytardis> <54d67df15b.Steve@btinternet.com> Reply-To: stephen.hull@btinternet.com X-Trace: individual.net m+Ss/ctatev7N5KRpLmTwQVmy0l4ZG+6iJc3qsNSEpHkX53tkc X-Orig-Path: btinternet.com%Steve Cancel-Lock: sha1:Rsdw4YjotoifQJhM7vH0fK8itxo= sha256:s3vsknnZB614WBNtd9JZOj1Dsc11nWGHFrUwZ0gXR6w= User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/8.05wpb1 (MsgServe/8.05) (RISC-OS/4.39) NewsHound/v1.54 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.misc:21573 In message Chris Hughes wrote: [snip] >> Mine is the old version of AcornSSL 1.05 (23 Apr 2020) mbedTLS 2.16.3 >> perhaps it is this that is the problem, I have tried all the above >> configuration posted on here to no avail, the error message in >> Hermes transfer status shows "Connection lost". > >I would do the following steps. > >1) get the latest AcornSSL module and install it (keep a backup of the old >module just in case). Once installed reboot your computer. > >2) change your settings in Hermes/Netfetch to the *official* ports as per >the link I gave above, those are the only settings that will work. > >3) Before trying to send any emails, go to your account in NetFetch/Hermes >and change the mail log levels to I suggest to "detailed" as this will >record the full exchange of the hand-shake between you and the server and >might give a better clue as to actual error behind the scenes. > >Let us know what happens. > -- Eureka! I can now send email again, I think it was the SSL module. Set up as suggested so many many thanks for the time you all have offered to help.