Bug 4183

Summary:	Send mail always fails with an error.
Product:	Claws Mail (Windows)	Reporter:	Len E. <fljarvis>
Component:	default	Assignee:	users
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	3.17.3
Hardware:	HP
OS:	Windows 7

Description Len E. 2019-03-21 22:41:00 UTC

The error message is  
501 EHLO invalid ehlo (localhost).

I tried various combinations of 
configuration parameters, but always
encountered the same error.

My test machine is an HP Compaq Presario tower.

I have multiple partitions on the machine, with
several Linux distros installed.
On Debian-9.8.0-LXDE, Claws-Mail (version 3.14)
is installed and it works fine.

Comment 1 Paul 2019-03-22 08:47:03 UTC

This isn't a bug. And this bug tracker is not a support forum. Please use with the users' mailing list or the IRC channel for support: https://www.claws-mail.org/MLs.php

If it works fine on your debian install, set the hostname on your windows installation to the same as your debian installation. (Find it on debian by entering the command "hostname").

Alternately, in Claws Mail, go to your Account Preferences, open the Advanced page, and set a suitable value for 'Domain name'.

The SMTP server doesn't like 'localhost' and rejects it.