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).
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.
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.