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Claws Mail is one of the best email clients for both Linux and Windows systems. Installing Claws Mail in the Linux machine is very easy.

However, incorrect port numbers and bad login credentials can cause problems while sending emails via Claws mail client.

At Bobcares, we often get requests to install Claws mail on Linux servers as part of our Server Management Services.

Today, let’s get into the details and see how our Support Engineers install Claws mail on Linux servers and fix related errors.

How we install Claws mail on Linux servers

Claws Mail is a free and open-source email client. This can install for BSD, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris, Unix, Windows.

Now, let’s see how Support Engineers install Claws mail on the Ubuntu server.

1. Initially, we run the following command to add it’s PPA.

add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/claws-mail

2. Then, we type the ubuntu password when prompts and hit Enter.

3. Next, we install the Claws Mail by using the following command.

apt install claws-mail

4. For themes, plugins, feed reader, etc., we run the command below to install all of them.

apt install claws-mail-*

Once the installation has been completed, the claws-mail client needs to configure on the systems.

So, the final claws-mail window looks like below.

How we fixed the common errors

At Bobcares, where we have more than a decade of expertise in managing servers, we see many customers face problems while managing Claws Mail client.

Now, let’s see the major reasons for this Claws Mail related errors and how our Support Engineers fix the top errors.

Incorrect login details

While configuring an Email client, email users may forget to give the right user name and password. Often, this leads to an error while sending an email from Claws mail.

Usually, these incorrect login details include typing errors such as extra space, typing errors in user details, etc.

In order to prevent spamming, account validation has enabled on the servers. So, if the server detects a connection from an unauthorized account, it will immediately reject the mail from a non-existent client.

That’s why authentication fails error occurs when trying to send emails.

Wrong port number

Recently, one of our customers had a problem after the installation of the Claws Mail client.  He contacted us with the following request.

I am trying to configure CLAWS mail, an opensource email client, but it’s not receiving or sending any mail.

On checking, our Support Engineers found that he had installed an SSL certificate on his email account. However, the email client settings were configured incorrectly. He used an incorrect ports to send the emails.

Since SSL was installed for the mail we asked him to change the port number to 995. Because the POP3 port used with SSL encryption is 995.

This is how we fixed the error.

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Conclusion

In short, due to incorrect port numbers and bad login credentials, errors may occur while sending emails via Claws mail client. Today, we saw how to install Claws mail on Linux and how our Support Engineers fixed related errors.