Titan Mail Authentication Issue

I am attempting to configure a Titan Mail account in eM Client.

Email address:
[email protected]

Background

The Titan mailbox is fully operational.

  • I can log into Titan Webmail successfully.
  • Google Password Manager logs me in automatically using the same credentials.
  • The mailbox receives emails correctly in Titan Webmail.

eM Client Configuration

Incoming (IMAP)

  • Server: imap.titan.email
  • Port: 993
  • Security: STARTTLS on special port

Outgoing (SMTP)

  • Server: smtp.titan.email
  • Port: 465
  • Security: STARTTLS on special port
  • SMTP authentication enabled

Username:
[email protected]

The password is the same password that successfully logs into Titan Webmail.

What happens

The automatic wizard failed, so I completed the account using “Ignore test results.”

The account is successfully created and appears in eM Client.

However:

  • No IMAP folders (Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.) are created.
  • The synchronisation icon spins.
  • eM Client then repeatedly requests the account password.

The server returns:

Server says “i.03e68da9 CNBF”

Earlier attempts returned:

Server says “i.9b351ccb CNBF”

The hexadecimal portion changes between attempts while “CNBF” remains the same.

Additional Information

The same Titan account produces similar authentication failures in Thunderbird.

Because the mailbox itself works correctly in Titan Webmail, I suspect the issue relates to IMAP/SMTP authentication or protocol negotiation rather than the mailbox credentials themselves.

Could you please advise whether there is an additional eM Client setting or Titan compatibility setting that should be used with Titan Mail?

Don’t know if it’s of any use, just a hint:

Some Email providers, for example t-online (Telekom Germany) require different passwords for login via web-interface and login via client software.
Similar authentication failures for eM client and Thunderbird point in that direction.

Hi Thomas,

Thank you for your help so far. I appreciate the time you’ve taken to assist me.

Since my last message, I’ve done some more testing and I now have a clearer picture of the problem.

  • I can successfully log into Titan Webmail using [email protected] and the password stored in Google Password Manager.
  • The IMAP and SMTP settings in eM Client are:
    • IMAP: imap.titan.email, Port 993, TLS
    • SMTP: smtp.titan.email, Port 465, TLS
  • The username is [email protected] for both.
  • eM Client Diagnostics reports “Your credentials were rejected” for both IMAP and SMTP.
  • The “Fix” function behaves strangely. During the discovery process it displays an “Authentication Required” dialog, but the dialog will not accept any mouse clicks, even though the main eM Client window remains responsive. The dialog can be dismissed with the Esc key.

Do you have any suggestions on what might cause this behaviour, or is this something you have seen before?

Many thanks again for your assistance.

Kind regards,

Paul Greig

Hi Paul,
I am not at all familiar with Titan mail and other services but obviously you have to enable Titan on other apps to grant permission for third-party email clients to access your emails:

https://support.titan.email/hc/en-us/articles/25005307786905-Enable-Titan-on-other-apps

Hope that helps

Till

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Thank you Till, yes the link was a great help…cheers, Paul.