Re: Getting Emailer to send mail

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12957
interpreted = N
texte = EIMS 1.2 will allow you to send from no existant accounts -- get it from www.eudora.com.... >>>Any hints? Any documentation on Emailer? What is error 120? >> >>Here are some troubleshooting tips: >> >>http://www.smithmicro.com/support/qa/webcatalog/email.html >> >>Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== > >******** STOP PRESS! I worked it out !!! *********, but only after I had >written all the following. The answer is that I was using an invalid >FROM: account. As soon as I put in a real account on the from: line, it >worked (although it's a bit of a worry that it says File handled with >error: 0...). Gee I feel dumb asking for help when a bit of patience >would have solved it. On the other hand, just writing the problem down >often suggests directions to a solution. > >For those who want more info on the problem, read on: > >--------------------------- >Thanks for the tip, Grant-- I missed it when I looked on the site. But I >still can't do it. I have set Emailer up appropriately, but this is what >happens: > > > - drop a text file into the EmailFolder. The file has five lines: >>thomas@woomeranet.com.au >>fromMe@woomeranet.com.au >>title >>body1 >>body2 >>body3 > > -within two seconds, Emailer moves the file to the EmailCompleted >folder > > - at the same time, the SMTP server (EIMS 1.1.2) says SMTP >connection from server.woomeranet.com.au... > > - at the same time, Emailer says File handled with error: 120: ... > > - Five minutes later, EIMS says SMTP incoming connection timed >out... > >I can't work out what I'm doing wrong. EIMS is happily serving a pile of >mail, both POP and SMTP. Emailer is opening a connection to it but giving >up immediately. thomas@woomeranet.com.au is a valid mail account. > >I would be really annoyed if I spent all this time developing an online >store, only to be stumped by a simple email script. Maybe I can't see the >wood for the trees and I am missing something simple. Any ideas? > >Regards >Thomas > >Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop >Development Manager >Woomera Net Solutions Jay Van Vark ****************************** Pacific Coast Software | Commerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Hosting & Design Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ****************************** 619.675.1106 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Getting Emailer to send mail (Jay Van Vark 1997)
  2. Re: Getting Emailer to send mail (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 1997)
  3. Re: Getting Emailer to send mail (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  4. Getting Emailer to send mail (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 1997)
EIMS 1.2 will allow you to send from no existant accounts -- get it from www.eudora.com.... >>>Any hints? Any documentation on Emailer? What is error 120? >> >>Here are some troubleshooting tips: >> >>http://www.smithmicro.com/support/qa/webcatalog/email.html >> >>Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== > >******** STOP PRESS! I worked it out !!! *********, but only after I had >written all the following. The answer is that I was using an invalid >FROM: account. As soon as I put in a real account on the from: line, it >worked (although it's a bit of a worry that it says File handled with >error: 0...). Gee I feel dumb asking for help when a bit of patience >would have solved it. On the other hand, just writing the problem down >often suggests directions to a solution. > >For those who want more info on the problem, read on: > >--------------------------- >Thanks for the tip, Grant-- I missed it when I looked on the site. But I >still can't do it. I have set Emailer up appropriately, but this is what >happens: > > > - drop a text file into the EmailFolder. The file has five lines: >>thomas@woomeranet.com.au >>fromMe@woomeranet.com.au >>title >>body1 >>body2 >>body3 > > -within two seconds, Emailer moves the file to the EmailCompleted >folder > > - at the same time, the SMTP server (EIMS 1.1.2) says SMTP >connection from server.woomeranet.com.au... > > - at the same time, Emailer says File handled with error: 120: ... > > - Five minutes later, EIMS says SMTP incoming connection timed >out... > >I can't work out what I'm doing wrong. EIMS is happily serving a pile of >mail, both POP and SMTP. Emailer is opening a connection to it but giving >up immediately. thomas@woomeranet.com.au is a valid mail account. > >I would be really annoyed if I spent all this time developing an online >store, only to be stumped by a simple email script. Maybe I can't see the >wood for the trees and I am missing something simple. Any ideas? > >Regards >Thomas > >Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop >Development Manager >Woomera Net Solutions Jay Van Vark ****************************** Pacific Coast Software | Commerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Hosting & Design Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ****************************** 619.675.1106 Jay Van Vark

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