From: David Burns <tdbtdb@...>
Date: 2011-02-16T05:59:25+09:00
Subject: confusing tlsmail error Bad login (Net::POPAuthenticationError)

I am trying to execute an example listed on
http://rubydoc.info/gems/tlsmail/0.0.1/frames.

example code begins with:
#require 'net/pop'

#pop = Net::POP3.new('pop.example.com')
#pop.start('YourAccount', 'YourPassword')             # (1)
[etc. elided ...]

I copied the complete example to a file, filled in my
server/username/password info, ran it and go this error:

ruby /users/tburns/ruby/getmail.rb
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:864:in `check_response_auth': -ERR Bad
login (Net::POPAuthenticationError)
        from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:766:in `auth'
        from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:445:in `do_start'
        from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/pop.rb:432:in `start'
        from /users/tburns/ruby/getmail.rb:4

Apparently it bombs when executing the start method.

I am able to download email from that account with the same
username/password in thunderbird, without special ports or anything. I
am not strong in ruby yet, and I have no idea how to troubleshoot
this. I googled `check_response_auth': -ERR Bad login
(Net::POPAuthenticationError), got few hits, none helpful.

Could it be an SSL thing? I think the server is happy with or without ssl.

Anyone have a clue for me?
mahalo,
Dave