EarthLink/Sprintmail Workarounds
Earthlink
If you use Earthlink, use the following under Server/Properties/Setup/Log on using:
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Name:
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<logon name> |
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Pass:
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<logon pass> |
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For example, if your logon name is "fred" and
your password is "flintstone", then it would be as follows:
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Name:
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Fred |
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Pass:
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flintstone |
Sprintmail
If you use Sprintmail, use the following under Server/Properties/Setup/Log on using:
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Name:
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<logon name>@sprint |
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Pass:
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<logon pass> |
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For example, if your logon name is "Fred" and
your password is "flintstone", then it would be as follows:
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Name:
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Fred@sprint |
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Pass:
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flintstone |
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If that does not work, try:
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Name:
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Fred@sprintmail |
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Pass:
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flintstone |
Technical Explanation
Earthlink enabled a user authentication method known as AUTHINFO. Gravity has always supported the AUTHINFO command, but the Earthlink servers will disconnect a newsreading client if session is as follows:
| authinfo user <user_login>@earthlink.com ( this is the form Earthlink told Gravity users to use) |
| authinfo pass <user_pass> |
| mode reader |
As soon as "mode reader" is issued the Earthlink servers will disconnect. Note that if the user login name is simply the account name without the "@earthlink.com", the "mode reader" command does not cause a problem.
For SprintMail customers, the syntax that will not cause disconnection is a little different, an is outlined above on this page.