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Evolution Mail, need ability to change port # for smtp

Asked by Elling Melle

Binary package hint: evolution

I could find no way in Evolution Mail to change the SMTP port number from the default. No problem in Mozilla Thunderbird.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri May 16 15:23:41 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evolution
Package: evolution 2.22.1-0ubuntu3.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evolution
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

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This question was originally filed as bug #231209.

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Elling Melle (ebmelle) said : 		#1
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nglnx (nglnx) said : 		#2

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report and subsequently we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs.

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Best nglnx (nglnx) said : 		#3

To specify which port you use, just type a colon and the port number after the server name. For instance, to connect to port 143 on the server smtp.example.com, specify smtp.example.com:143 as the server name

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Elling Melle (ebmelle) said : 		#4

Thanks nglnx, that solved my question.

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Elling Melle (ebmelle) said : 		#5

Still think Evolution Mail application should include a menu item for setting Port # when required by ISP.

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Jan Girke (jangirke) said : 		#6

I concur with Elling. We do need a Port-Setting.

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Jan Girke (jangirke) said : 		#7

Evolution in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala does not work with freenet.de.

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Elling Melle (ebmelle) said : 		#8

On Fri, 2009-12-18 at 19:57 +0000, Jan Girke wrote:
> Your question #33329 on evolution in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/33329
>
> Jan Girke posted a new comment:
> I concur with Elling. We do need a Port-Setting.
>
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:portnumber after the outgoing address line,
e.g. smtp.comcast.net:587 works.
A brief note to that effect would be helpful.