imaplib unexpected error

[KeefTM]

On Nov 12, 1:46 pm, Laszlo Nagy <gand... at shopzeus.com> wrote:
> KeefTM wrote:
> > Hello, I am getting an odd error when trying to establish an IMAP
> > connection:
>
> > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4//lib/python2.4/
> > imaplib.py", line 904, in _get_response
> >     raise self.abort("unexpected response: '%s'" % resp)
> > imaplib.abort: unexpected response: '220 libertydistribution.com ESMTP
> > CommuniGate Pro 5.0.9 is glad to see you!'
>
> > I thought 220 was the correct response, so I don't understand why I am
> > getting the error. Thanks!
>
> You are connecting to an SMTP server. :-) Maybe it is using the IMAP
> port? More likely you tried to connect to port 25 which is - usually -
> reserved for SMTP.
>
> Regards,
>
>    Laszlo

That's what it was. I put the wrong port number in :) Thanks!