[Alpine-info] New to Alpine, but can't get it to connect.

[Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info]

On 2024-06-04 04:18, Eduardo Chappa via Alpine-info wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Jun 2024, Carlos E. R. via Alpine-info wrote:

> 

>> [...]

>>   Server     imap.fastmail.com

>>   Port     993

>>   SSL/TLS Encryption     Enabled, but not STARTTLS

>>   Username     Your Fastmail email address, including the domain.

>>   Password     Your app-specific password. You cannot use your regular

>> Fastmail password.

>>

>>   Root folder/IMAP path

>>     prefix     (leave blank)

>>   Folder separator     / (forward slash)

>>

>>

>> With that data, a configuration string for alpine can be concocted

>>

>> incoming-folders=...

>>   "fastmail" {imap.fastmail.com/tls/user=chris at cwm030.com}INBOX,

> 

> Thank you Carlos for taking the time to investigate. The only correction 

> that I would make is that the above configuration needs to be

> 

> incoming-folders=...

>     "fastmail" {imap.fastmail.com/ssl/user=chris at cwm030.com}INBOX,

> 

> The effect of /tls is to do STARTTLS, which is normally done in port 

> 143, not in port 993, which is where /ssl is set by default.


I had that doubt myself, yes. Thanks.

I also found the instructions on how to generate the required 
application password, and it must be one for email, not "contacts" nor 
"calendars" nor "files".

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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