Bug 173572

Summary: misleading error message on wrong SMTP password
Product: [Applications] kontact Reporter: Luca Ingianni <luca.i>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: normal CC: luca.i
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.2.9   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Luca Ingianni 2008-10-26 11:19:26 UTC
Version:           1.2.9 (using 3.5.10, Kubuntu (hardy) 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1)
Compiler:          Target: x86_64-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.24-21-generic

I changed my mail account password and forgot to change it in kmail's SMTP settings. When trying to send email, kmail told me the server wouldn't support authentication method PLAIN. After I corrected the saved password, I was again able to send mail (using PLAIN, mind you).

Expected Behaviour: Error message about wrong login information, no message about authentication method used (since it was correct).
Comment 1 Denis Kurz 2016-09-24 19:19:32 UTC
This bug has only been reported for versions before 4.14, which have been unsupported for at least two years now. Can anyone tell if this bug still present?

If noone confirms this bug for a Framework-based version of kontact (version 5.0 or later, as part of KDE Applications 15.08 or later), it gets closed in about three months.
Comment 2 Denis Kurz 2017-01-07 22:06:37 UTC
Just as announced in my last comment, I close this bug. If you encounter it again in a recent version (at least 5.0 aka 15.08), please open a new one unless it already exists. Thank you for all your input.