I had problems using my ISP's news (usenet) server, because it didn't require a username/password autentication, and Evolution 2 seems to dislike it. I was able to access with Pan, anyway. Well, I really wanted to use Evolution, so I asked in the forums and I was recommended a server that uses a username and password. I configured it, and Evolution asked me a password the first time... and failed again! It says "Conecting..." forever. I see a peak of 5kb/s for 2 or 3 seconds, and then it stops. I tried deleting and recreating the account 1000 times but nothing. The password is never asked, BTW.
could this be a problem with your news server not using the proper authentication method? If possible, it would help to try another news server that doesn't require username/pw. see bug 71210 for more info.
I tried using a bogus username, but it fails to autenticate and asks for a password, as it should do. I've tried several servers. A big list can be found here: http://usuarios.advance.com.ar/gragry/recursos/servidoresdenoticias.htm What surprises me is, as I stated before, I own an account that needs a username and password, and entering them, it also fails. I tried my ISP's server with Pand and no problem. I tried the Microsoft server msnews.microsoft.com with Pam and no problem. I tried the account I have in another server with the username and password they gave me, and no problem. 3 servers work with Pam and fail with Evolution 2... If I'm forgetting to do something, i don't know what it is.
what version of evolution are you using? do you still have this problem with 2.2.1.1?
The problem solved in recent 2.2.x versions. Thanx.
problem fixed in latest version. ( confirmed by reporter )
