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LinuxFTW

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Registered: 2012-03-17

Posts: 30

[Solved] MAIL FROM command failed: Authentication Required.

I've checked the url the error gives and all of those are correct.

http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answ … swer=14257

My email on outgoing is "name <user@gmail.com>" same for TO. I don't think that password is the issue because incoming is working fine.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

All the ports seem correct (automatically assigned by Evolution when I entered my gmail email). I'm running Cinnamon with Evolution 3.6.2.

Last edited by LinuxFTW (2012-12-18 05:50:13)

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: [Solved] MAIL FROM command failed: Authentication Required.

You know, I have always had better luck with using googlemail in the smtp/imap addresses rather than gmail.

Edit: BTW, not sure if this will solve (or is even related to) your problem... but figured I would throw it out there.

Last edited by WonderWoofy (2012-12-17 16:07:44)

LinuxFTW

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Registered: 2012-03-17

Posts: 30

Re: [Solved] MAIL FROM command failed: Authentication Required.

bump

Edit:

I tried the different SSH port (one listed in the arch wiki) 587 and it worked.

Last edited by LinuxFTW (2012-12-18 05:50:44)

alanbjzhou

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Registered: 2014-02-12

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Re: [Solved] MAIL FROM command failed: Authentication Required.

I suppose the sending email function should work if you enable (by ticking) the "server requires authentication" under

Evolution Preferences | Mail Accounts | Account Editor (by selecting the mail account and click "Edit") | Sending Email | Configuration

and configure the Security and Authentication options correctly. By default, the "server requires authentication" option is disabled.

Wish this is helpful for you.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,722

Re: [Solved] MAIL FROM command failed: Authentication Required.

alanbjzhou,
Welcome to Arch Linux.  I hope the original poster is not still looking for a solution a year later
Your suggestion is valid, but be careful of old threads

I am going to go ahead a close this thread.

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