On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:08:34 +0100
Florian Zieboll <f.zieboll@???> wrote:


> > Hi Edward,
> >
> > Claws-Mail works perfectly fine with gmail, as does any other IMAP
> > capable mail client I know.

> > This may sound a bit rude, but come on, you are writing a rather
> > complex piece of software and give up on your mail client refusing
> > to connect to a server?

Hi Florian,

These are two very different skills whose correlation is noticeable, but
not nearly in lockstep. Like Edward, I'm not all that successful at
getting other peoples' software running. This is why, so often, I just
say "screw it", and write my own. It often turns out to be easier and
quicker.

Edward: Getting any email client to connect to any IMAP, especially an
encrypted IMAP, is always difficult and involves some trial and error,
especially because the IMAP server owners publish their instructions
for only Outlook and Thunderbird, and rely heavily on autodetection.
Ugh!

The following web page explains, in plain-folks terms, how to connect
to IMAP servers:

http://troubleshooters.com/emailtech/imap_troubleshooting.htm

HTH,

SteveT

Steve Litt 
November 2015 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques
     of the Successful Technologist
http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques