Create Mail account by AppleScript - Authentication problem

Question

Hi everyone,
For two day, I try to create a new email account in Apple Mail by using Apple Script. Actually, my script works fine except for the declaration of SMTP informations.
To my side, my SMTP server requires *authentication by password*.
----- CODE -----
tell application "Mail"
(* First, the IMAP account. Works flawlessly *)
try
set newacct to make new imap account with properties {name:"MailboxName", user name:"[email protected]", password:"", uses ssl:true, server name:"xxx.mycompany.com", port:xxx, full name:"<Sender User Name>", email addresses:{"[email protected]"}}
(* Next, we create a new SMTP server in the list. *)
set addsmtp to make new smtp server with properties {server name:"xxx.mycompany.com", user name:"[email protected]", uses ssl:true, authentication:password, password:""}
(* End then, we attach the SMTP server to the new IMAP account. *)
set smtp server of newacct to addsmtp
end try
end tell
----- END CODE -----
When I launch this script, Mail starts, the IMAP account is created just like the SMTP server. BUT when I check it (MailboxName > right click > Modify "MailboxName" > Sending server (SMTP) > modify the SMTP server list > advanced) there is *<Do not localize>* message instead of the SMTP scrolling list.
When I restart AppleMail, there is the list but only with "xxx.mycompany.com" instead of "xxx.mycompany.com:[email protected]".
I check the advanced properties of the new SMTP server and Authentication parameter is set to "None".
*I've tried "authentication:md5", it works !*
Does anyone have an idea ?
If you need further information, please let me know.
Regards,
Florent.
ps : I haven't found AppleScript forum. Sorry if this post is not in the right place

Answer 1

Hello Aric Friesen, hello ssh2,
first of all, thank you for replying on this thread
_I'll start with SSH2 :_
I've tried to change the property of IMAP account directly (while the creation) AND overloading it after declaration and it still not works.
Maybe this image is friendlier than text ^^
Of course, I also tried to put double-quote on ‘password‘, nothing changes.
Same if I remove ‘authentication:""‘ from SMTP creation and declare it after.
As you probably get, my English is not perfect so I may have misunderstood your post If you can post the code of your solution, that could be clearer for me.
_Now *Aric Friesen* :_
Indeed Mr Marshall seems to be an implicated and professional person. I haven't reply to his last mail because I was a bit upset. I'm very sorry about that, I apologize, sincerely.
In his last mail, he indicate me the process to sign up ADC for free and then the authentication web page worked. There is no "problem" anymore about that (well, there was never a problem in fact... shame on me !).
I'm going to wait for ssh2 reply before getting in bug reporting (and, at same time, thank Darin for his precious help !).
regards
Florent.
ps : Don't paid attention to "<SMTP Server Address>" in IMAP account creation, on the pic. It's a copy/paste mistake.