Bug#474605: Bug#473572: iceape: After upgrade unable send mail

[Anthony Donegan]

Mike Hommey wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 02:33:41PM +0200, Daniel Smolik wrote:
>   
>> Package: iceape
>> Version: 1.0.13~pre080323b-0etch1
>> Severity: important
>>
>> After upgrade to latest package from secutity iceape-mail is unable send
>> mail. After press Send button alert is displayed "Unable to connect SMTP
>> server ..." SMTP server is OK only downgrade iceape package solve problem.
>>     
>
> I tried on both x86 and amd64 and couldn't reproduce the issue :(
>
> Does it work better with a new profile ? Is there some useful message in
> the error console (Tools -> Web Development -> Error Console) ?
>
> Mike
>
>   
I think that the treatment of Outgoing SMTP servers which have no 
usernames is indeed broken by the iceape-mailnews security patch.

A workaround which works on my system:

1. Open the browser with "iceape -browser about:config".
2. Filter "smtp".
3. Check "mail.smtp.defaultserver" is "smtp1".
4. Set "mail.smtpserver.smtp1.auth_method" to 0.
5. Right click on "mail.smtpserver.smtp1.username" and select Reset.

Tony