cannot connect to email server unless gufw is running

[Thelasko]

I use Thunderbird as an email client. Occasionally, I can't connect to my email server (yahoo) unless gufw is running. This may be related to the issues with pidgin.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 15 10:23:44 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: gufw 0.20.6-0ubuntu1~hardy1 [modified: var/lib/gufw/cfg_files/user6.rules_compare var/lib/gufw/cfg_files/user.rules_compare var/lib/gufw/cfg_files/gufw.cfg]
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gui-ufw
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic x86_64

[Thelasko (stever530)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gui-ufw/+bug/307590

Pidgin issues.

[costales (costales)]

Hi Thelasko!
It's an odd issue :O
Gufw is only a GUI for ufw. I don't undertand this cause :$
Can you try with this new version for Jaunty (only Jaunty!):
http://launchpad.net/gui-ufw/main/9.04/+download/gufw_9.04.0-all.deb

In other way, did you format from the bug #307590?

Best regards ;)

[Thelasko (stever530)]

I installed the new version and no luck. I really don't know what is going on. It's very strange and frustrating.

[costales (costales)]

Hi!
Thelasko, did you try to format and reinstall Ubuntu (maybe in other partition?).
Best regards.

[Thelasko (stever530)]

This is my primary computer and it's not used for that kind of experimental use.

[Emilio (turl)]

Hi, can you attach the output of "sudo ufw status" and "sudo iptables -L" before and after opening Gufw? (ie, when it mail doesn't work, and when it works).

[Thelasko (stever530)]

The iptables output looks different.

[Thelasko (stever530)]

Even upon a quick glance the iptables output looks very different.

[Thelasko (stever530)]

I also just added the 465 and 995 rules in an effort to resolve this issue. It didn't work.

[Thelasko (stever530)]

I figured it out. This is an issue with Moblock. If moblock is closed without stopping it, these issues occur.

[costales (costales)]

hi!
Then can we close this bug? :)
Thanks by your consistency and effort ;)

[Thelasko (stever530)]

Yes, I've reported a separate bug for mobloquer.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/381418

Thanks!