Re: gmail over pop3
I have it compiled with sasl, but sasl2 doesn't seem to be an option.
On 7/10/05, kurT <gmane@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > > Any ideas how to circumvent the UIDL error or another muttrc
> > > configuration that is *known* to work with gmail?
> >
> > I do not know why you get this error.
>
> Solution/Answer:
> I get the error because I had compiled mutt with SSL, but NOT with SASL2.
>
> # mutt -v
> ...
> +USE_POP +USE_IMAP -USE_GSS +USE_SSL -USE_SASL -USE_SASL2
>
> Once I recompiled mutt with SASL2, it works like a charm (using any one of
> several of the configurations suggested, above)!
>
> Thank you all so much for your help. It really did help me find my mistake.
>
> ...
>
> Extra info.
>
> For troubleshooting, I did try
>
> # telnet pop.gmail.com 995
>
> as some had suggested I do, and this results in what appears to be a
> connection,
> but the server doesn't respond with any information, the way it might if you
> did
> something like
>
> # telnet pop.mail.yahoo.com 110
>
> Also, for newbies like me, it *is* worth mentioning one checks his or her
> gmail
> settings to be sure POP is actually enabled, as Patrick did. I had that
> problem
> for *several* hours before I realized the fix and encountered the next problem
> (UIDL/SASL problem).
>
> BTW, I have gmail configured to trash messages after checking, though I doubt
> this matters (not tested, just reporting for future reference).
>
> Also for newbies, I know this is not necessarily appropriate to this forum,
> but
> here's the config line I used on FreeBSD 5.2.1-Release (I had trouble getting
> the library path set correctly).
>
> ./configure --enable-pop --enable-imap --with-ssl --with-sasl2=/usr/local
>
> Thanks again.
> Kurt
>
>
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