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Re: cannot POST in Icedove

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On 08/12/2016 10:03 AM, Darac Marjal wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:10:48PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am trying to set up icedove on Sid. I only want to use it for
>> Newsgroups, specifically Linux Debian User.
>>
>> That works and I see all the posts.
>>
>> But I cannot post.
>>
>> The SMTP server is set up like:
>>
>> Desciption: <not specified>
>> Server Name: smtp.gmail.com
>> Port: 465
>> User Name: <gmail userid>
>> Authentication Method:Normal password
>> Connection security: SSL/TLS
>>
>> What more has to be done for SSL/TLS, does anything need to be installed?
>
> If you're using icedove ONLY for newsgroups (NNTP), then you don't need
> to set up an SMTP account. SMTP is used to sending email, but NNTP is a
> two-way protocol, allowing you to read AND post to newsgroups.
>
> However, if you're reading your newsgroups through some other means
> (it's possible to gateway newsgroups to a different protocol such as
> IMAP or a web page, in which case, yes, you'd need an SMTP account to
> semd messages back. This is how sites like Gmane work).
>

Thanks, Darac, that was not clear. I use icedove ONLY for newsgroups.

Hugo

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cannot POST in Icedove Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> - 2016-08-12 05:20 +0200
  Re: cannot POST in Icedove Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> - 2016-08-12 05:30 +0200
    Re: cannot POST in Icedove Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> - 2016-08-12 05:40 +0200
      Re: cannot POST in Icedove Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-08-13 17:50 +0200
  Re: cannot POST in Icedove Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-08-12 17:10 +0200
    Re: cannot POST in Icedove Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> - 2016-08-12 18:50 +0200

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