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Thunderbird won't send messages. I get a +OK Dovecot ready error. How do I fix it?

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This is the full error:

Alert An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server sent an incorrect greeting: +OK Dovecot ready error.

How do I fix this???

This is the full error: Alert An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server sent an incorrect greeting: +OK Dovecot ready error. How do I fix this???

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please copy and [paste the account settings shown in the troubleshooting information on the help menu.