[ale] Need help using Evolution thru ATT servers

[Tim Watts]

Hi Folks,

Just switched to ATT for internet (don't ask) and am having trouble
accessing email via Evolution (3.2.3).  The support desk was
characteristically useless.  I believe I have the basic set up details
correct but when I go to recieve email, Evolution goes into 'Waiting...'
when connecting to the server until it fails on a time-out.

Anyone successfully connecting to ATT via Evolution?  Any help would be
appreciated.

CONFIG:
Receiving:
        Server Type     : POP
        Server          : inbound.att.net
        Port            : 995
        User Name       : <my att email>
        Encryption      : SSL
        Auth. Type      : Password (supposedly the only supported type according to Evolution's server query.)

When receiving, the error msg I get is:"Could not connect to inbound.att.net: Connection timed out"

Sending:
        Server Type     : SMTP
        Server          : outbound.att.net
        Port            : 465
        Encryption      : SSL
        Auth. Type      : Login (also tried PLAIN which is also supposedly supported)
        User name       : <my att email>
        
When sending, the error msg I get is:"MAIL FROM command failed: 5.7.1 Authentication required"
Again, if you've successfully connected to ATT with Evolution or any other Linux client I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance.
Tim Watts (aka tim at cliftonfarm.org)
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