From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Howard Trachtman <howarddtrachtman@gmail.com>
Cc: 40287-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40287: authentication failed error in emacs
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:07:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmkCRkvW-w9P13r+4spaaZSmgbaRX-8w=6GQO=-pSA-6Gw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2zhazwsoj.fsf@stefankangas.se> (Stefan Kangas's message of "Sat, 25 Apr 2020 16:23:08 +0200")
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
> Howard Trachtman <howarddtrachtman@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I used to work with rms at MIT. really stuck with this problem, mit tech support couldn't figure it out
>> rms suggested I email this list.
>>
>> I am using GNU Emacs 25.2.2 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.21) of 2017-09-22, modified by Debian
>> on athena at MIT.
>>
>> I was locked out of my account and my password was reset on Monday.
>>
>> Now, I can no longer send emails from emacs, I get this error:
>> Sending failed: 535 5.7.0 authentication failed in response to aGR0MjAxMkRERA==
>>
>> Tried editing and deleting .emacs file but that didn't work.
>>
>> any suggetions would be appreciated.
>
> What command(s) did you try to use to send an e-mail?
>
> Did you modify the contents of ~/.authinfo to reflect your new
> password?
More information was requested, but none was given within 17 weeks, so
I'm closing this bug.
If this is still an issue, please reply to this email (use "Reply to
all" in your email client) and we can reopen the bug report.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-28 16:13 bug#40287: authentication failed error in emacs Howard Trachtman
2020-04-25 14:23 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-08-26 15:07 ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
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