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Cameronpaterson · 01-12-2011, 02:33 PM

Hi - I'm new to Calibre and have been attempting to set up automatic delivery of a particular UK newspaper, using my standard Mobileme address on my Mac. The paper in question (the Guardian) downloads quite happily but every time I attempt to send it I get the same 'failed to send' error. This happens whether I simply put my email address in the 'Send email from' slot or fill in all the MobileMe smtp server details....(incidentally I think the preferences in this section of the programme are quite confusingly worded). I have ensure that the correct SSL encryption is enabled...but no joy

Can anyone shed an light?

nickredding · 01-12-2011, 07:07 PM

Who knows why Mobileme doesn't work? Get a gmail account--that works like a charm and it's free.

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 03:43 AM

Okay....

Thankee. Will give Gmail a go.
I still think the developer (big kudos to him for the app) could take a look at tweaking the wording in this section of the preferences. It's not as clearly worded as it could be...

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 08:53 AM

Okay...Googlemail does work. However, I have now run into another problem. Sending the Guardian (my newspaper of choice) to my Kindle fails and I receive an email from Amazon station the following:

"The following document(s), sent at 12:59 PM on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 GMT could not be delivered to the Kindle you specified:
* The Guardian _ The Observer [Thu, 13 Jan 2011].epub

The Kindle Personal Document Service can convert and deliver the following types of documents:
Microsoft Word (.doc)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
HTML (.htm, .html)
Text (.txt) documents
Archived documents (zip , x-zip) and compressed archived documents
Mobi book"

For some reason I do not understand, the Guardian automatically downloads into Calibre as an epub file, a format not included in the list above. Why does it do this and how do I change it? Yes, I am aware that you can convert each edition individually, but how do I get it download in a Kindle email compatible format automatically?

itimpi · 01-13-2011, 10:21 AM

Set the preferred output format in Calibre to be mobi and then news will be downloaded in that format.

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 10:22 AM

Thank you itimpi, but how is that done?

itimpi · 01-13-2011, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

Set the preferred output format in Calibre to be mobi and then news will be downloaded in that format.

Under Preferences->Interface->Behavior

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 01:07 PM

Thanks - that does work. Am a bit startled by the absence of any kind of contents list or index in the resulting file on my Kindle though...

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 01:26 PM

Scrub that - there is a contents list

Just not in an obvious place!

DoctorOhh · 01-13-2011, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cameronpaterson

Scrub that - there is a contents list

Just not in an obvious place!

Not the obvious place, the Kindle place.

Cameronpaterson · 01-13-2011, 03:01 PM

Ah, the Kindle place...

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01-12-2011, 02:33 PM	#76
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Hi - I'm new to Calibre and have been attempting to set up automatic delivery of a particular UK newspaper, using my standard Mobileme address on my Mac. The paper in question (the Guardian) downloads quite happily but every time I attempt to send it I get the same 'failed to send' error. This happens whether I simply put my email address in the 'Send email from' slot or fill in all the MobileMe smtp server details....(incidentally I think the preferences in this section of the programme are quite confusingly worded). I have ensure that the correct SSL encryption is enabled...but no joy Can anyone shed an light?

01-12-2011, 07:07 PM	#77
nickredding onlinenewsreader.net Posts: 328 Karma: 10143 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ & Victoria, BC Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, IPad3, iPhone4, Playbook, HTC Inspire	Who knows why Mobileme doesn't work? Get a gmail account--that works like a charm and it's free.

01-13-2011, 03:43 AM	#78
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Okay.... Thankee. Will give Gmail a go. I still think the developer (big kudos to him for the app) could take a look at tweaking the wording in this section of the preferences. It's not as clearly worded as it could be...

01-13-2011, 08:53 AM	#79
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Okay...Googlemail does work. However, I have now run into another problem. Sending the Guardian (my newspaper of choice) to my Kindle fails and I receive an email from Amazon station the following: "The following document(s), sent at 12:59 PM on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 GMT could not be delivered to the Kindle you specified: * The Guardian _ The Observer [Thu, 13 Jan 2011].epub The Kindle Personal Document Service can convert and deliver the following types of documents: Microsoft Word (.doc) Rich Text Format (.rtf) HTML (.htm, .html) Text (.txt) documents Archived documents (zip , x-zip) and compressed archived documents Mobi book" For some reason I do not understand, the Guardian automatically downloads into Calibre as an epub file, a format not included in the list above. Why does it do this and how do I change it? Yes, I am aware that you can convert each edition individually, but how do I get it download in a Kindle email compatible format automatically?

01-13-2011, 10:21 AM	#80
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Set the preferred output format in Calibre to be mobi and then news will be downloaded in that format.

01-13-2011, 10:22 AM	#81
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Thank you itimpi, but how is that done?

01-13-2011, 01:07 PM	#83
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Thanks - that does work. Am a bit startled by the absence of any kind of contents list or index in the resulting file on my Kindle though...

01-13-2011, 01:26 PM	#84
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Scrub that - there is a contents list Just not in an obvious place!

01-13-2011, 03:01 PM	#86
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Ah, the Kindle place...

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