hi: I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. My ActionMailer configuration is ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", :port => 25, :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" } ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative was false ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" I have created the mail successfully because I can display it in my browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email Connection refused - connect(2) My mail account does not require authentication. I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. I also tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and received the same error. Any ideas where I should begin looking? bruce _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
you may need to specify 3 more server settings: :user_name -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the username in this setting. :password -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the password in this setting. :authentication -- :login is common Also, your mail server''s address my be something like ''smtp.albertafilmworks.com''. you may want to call your tech support/ISP and find out what all the params should be. Bruce Balmer wrote:> hi: > > I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. > > My ActionMailer configuration is > > ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test > ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { > :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", > :port => 25, > :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" > } > ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative was false > ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" > > I have created the mail successfully because I can display it in my > browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: > > *Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email* > > Connection refused - connect(2) > > My mail account does not require authentication. > > I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. I also > tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and received the same error. > > Any ideas where I should begin looking? > > bruce > > > * > * > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Bruce Balmer
2005-Dec-15 21:53 UTC
Re: Re: Action Mailer - connection refused - connect(2)
Lou: Thanks for taking the time to write. I have written to my ISP but I doubt that is the problem since I have tried it from sendmail and from another mailserver (my dot mac account). Whatever I do and whoever I connect to, I get the same connection error. Any more ideas? bruce On 15-Dec-05, at 1:51 PM, Lou Vanek wrote:> you may need to specify 3 more server settings: > > :user_name -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the > username in this setting. > :password -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the > password in this setting. > :authentication -- :login is common > > Also, your mail server''s address my be something like > ''smtp.albertafilmworks.com''. > you may want to call your tech support/ISP and find out what all > the params should be. > > > > Bruce Balmer wrote: > >> hi: >> I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. >> My ActionMailer configuration is >> ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test >> ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { >> :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", >> :port => 25, >> :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" >> } >> ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative was >> false >> ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" >> I have created the mail successfully because I can display it in >> my browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: >> *Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email* >> Connection refused - connect(2) >> My mail account does not require authentication. >> I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. I >> also tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and received >> the same error. >> Any ideas where I should begin looking? >> bruce >> * >> * >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> _______________________________________________ >> Rails mailing list >> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
telnet mail.albertafilmworks.com 25 doing this will verify the mail server is accessible (you should see a one-line message saying something about which mail service is available). then you just need to figure out what the remaining authentication parameters are, if no other way but trail and error if your ISP isn''t helping. here''s another email test script: #!/bin/env ruby # This is used to send email. require ''net/smtp'' # Helper method. # Append _appendage_ to end of string if it already doesn''t exist # at the end of the string. class String #:nodoc: def appendIfMissing(appendage) return self if appendage.nil? || appendage.size < 1 return appendage if size < 1 if self[-appendage.size..-1] == appendage self else self + appendage end end end class String #:nodoc: def blank? empty? || strip.empty? end end # Print an error message. def err(msg, printRubyErr=false, fatal=true) #:nodoc: STDERR.print "\n### ERROR: #{msg}\n\n" STDERR.print "\n#{$!}\n\n" if printRubyErr exit if fatal "### ERROR: #{msg}\n#{$!}\n" end # simple check of email address. def checkMailAddress(address, descr) #:nodoc: address.strip! addr = address[/<?\w+@\w+\.\w+>?$/] if addr.blank? err(descr,false,false) return nil end addr end # Send email. def mail( od ) # The email is composed of the ''From'', ''To'', and ''Subject'' fields, followed by the body text. # Strip off leading white space. (msgstr = <<END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE).gsub!(/^\s+/, '''') From: #{od[''-='']} To: #{od[''-t'']} Subject: #{od[''-j''].blank? ? ''No Subject'' : od[''-j'']} END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE msgstr += od[''-b''] return if (addr_from = checkMailAddress(od[''-=''], "no ''From'' address (#{od[''-='']})") ).nil? return if (addr_to = checkMailAddress(od[''-t''], "no ''To'' address (#{od[''-t'']})") ).nil? # The email is actually sent here. begin Net::SMTP.start(od[''-m''], 25, od[''-n''], od[''-S''], od[''-P''], :login) { |smtp| smtp.send_message msgstr, addr_from, addr_to } puts "-- mail sent to #{addr_to}" if od[''-V''] rescue Exception => ex err("unable to send mail.\n#{msgstr}\n#{$!}\naddr from:#{addr_from}\naddr to:#{addr_to}", true) end end # mail od = { ''-='' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail from ''-t'' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail to ''-j'' => ''This is a test'', # mail subject ''-b'' => ''Body text of the email.'', # mail body text ''-m'' => ''smtp.XXX.net'', # mail server ''-n'' => ''www.XXX.net'', # domain sending mail from ''-S'' => ''mailusername'', # mail user name ''-P'' => ''super_secret_password'', # mail password ''-V'' => true } mail od Bruce Balmer wrote:> Lou: > > Thanks for taking the time to write. > > I have written to my ISP but I doubt that is the problem since I have > tried it from sendmail and from another mailserver (my dot mac > account). Whatever I do and whoever I connect to, I get the same > connection error. > > Any more ideas? > > bruce > > > On 15-Dec-05, at 1:51 PM, Lou Vanek wrote: > >> you may need to specify 3 more server settings: >> >> :user_name -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the >> username in this setting. >> :password -- If your mail server requires authentication, set the >> password in this setting. >> :authentication -- :login is common >> >> Also, your mail server''s address my be something like >> ''smtp.albertafilmworks.com''. >> you may want to call your tech support/ISP and find out what all the >> params should be. >> >> >> >> Bruce Balmer wrote: >> >>> hi: >>> I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. >>> My ActionMailer configuration is >>> ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test >>> ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { >>> :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", >>> :port => 25, >>> :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" >>> } >>> ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative was false >>> ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" >>> I have created the mail successfully because I can display it in my >>> browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: >>> *Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email* >>> Connection refused - connect(2) >>> My mail account does not require authentication. >>> I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. I >>> also tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and received >>> the same error. >>> Any ideas where I should begin looking? >>> bruce >>> * >>> * >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> --- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rails mailing list >>> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Rails mailing list >> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Bruce Balmer
2005-Dec-16 01:45 UTC
Re: Re: Action Mailer - connection refused - connect(2)
thanks, lou bruce On 15-Dec-05, at 3:15 PM, Lou Vanek wrote:> telnet mail.albertafilmworks.com 25 > > doing this will verify the mail server is accessible > (you should see a one-line message saying something about which > mail service is available). > > then you just need to figure out what the remaining authentication > parameters are, if no other way but trail and error if your ISP > isn''t helping. > > > here''s another email test script: > > > #!/bin/env ruby > > # This is used to send email. > require ''net/smtp'' > > > # Helper method. > # Append _appendage_ to end of string if it already doesn''t exist > # at the end of the string. > class String #:nodoc: > def appendIfMissing(appendage) > return self if appendage.nil? || appendage.size < 1 > return appendage if size < 1 > if self[-appendage.size..-1] == appendage > self > else > self + appendage > end > end > end > > > class String #:nodoc: > def blank? > empty? || strip.empty? > end > end > > > # Print an error message. > def err(msg, printRubyErr=false, fatal=true) #:nodoc: > STDERR.print "\n### ERROR: #{msg}\n\n" > STDERR.print "\n#{$!}\n\n" if printRubyErr > exit if fatal > "### ERROR: #{msg}\n#{$!}\n" > end > > > > # simple check of email address. > def checkMailAddress(address, descr) #:nodoc: > address.strip! > addr = address[/<?\w+@\w+\.\w+>?$/] > if addr.blank? > err(descr,false,false) > return nil > end > addr > end > > > # Send email. > def mail( od ) > # The email is composed of the ''From'', ''To'', and ''Subject'' > fields, followed by the body text. > # Strip off leading white space. > (msgstr = <<END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE).gsub!(/^\s+/, '''') > From: #{od[''-='']} > To: #{od[''-t'']} > Subject: #{od[''-j''].blank? ? ''No Subject'' : od[''-j'']} > > > END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE > > msgstr += od[''-b''] > > return if (addr_from = checkMailAddress(od[''-=''], "no ''From'' > address (#{od[''-='']})") ).nil? > return if (addr_to = checkMailAddress(od[''-t''], "no ''To'' > address (#{od[''-t'']})") ).nil? > > # The email is actually sent here. > begin > Net::SMTP.start(od[''-m''], 25, od[''-n''], od[''-S''], od[''- > P''], :login) { |smtp| > smtp.send_message msgstr, addr_from, addr_to > } > > puts "-- mail sent to #{addr_to}" if od[''-V''] > rescue Exception => ex > err("unable to send mail.\n#{msgstr}\n#{$!}\naddr from:# > {addr_from}\naddr to:#{addr_to}", true) > end > end # mail > > od = { ''-='' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail from > ''-t'' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail to > ''-j'' => ''This is a test'', # mail subject > ''-b'' => ''Body text of the email.'', # mail body text > ''-m'' => ''smtp.XXX.net'', # mail server > ''-n'' => ''www.XXX.net'', # domain sending mail from > ''-S'' => ''mailusername'', # mail user name > ''-P'' => ''super_secret_password'', # mail password > ''-V'' => true } > > mail od > > > > Bruce Balmer wrote: > >> Lou: >> Thanks for taking the time to write. >> I have written to my ISP but I doubt that is the problem since I >> have tried it from sendmail and from another mailserver (my dot >> mac account). Whatever I do and whoever I connect to, I get the >> same connection error. >> Any more ideas? >> bruce >> On 15-Dec-05, at 1:51 PM, Lou Vanek wrote: >>> you may need to specify 3 more server settings: >>> >>> :user_name -- If your mail server requires authentication, set >>> the username in this setting. >>> :password -- If your mail server requires authentication, set >>> the password in this setting. >>> :authentication -- :login is common >>> >>> Also, your mail server''s address my be something like >>> ''smtp.albertafilmworks.com''. >>> you may want to call your tech support/ISP and find out what all >>> the params should be. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bruce Balmer wrote: >>> >>>> hi: >>>> I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. >>>> My ActionMailer configuration is >>>> ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test >>>> ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { >>>> :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", >>>> :port => 25, >>>> :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" >>>> } >>>> ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative >>>> was false >>>> ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" >>>> I have created the mail successfully because I can display it >>>> in my browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: >>>> *Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email* >>>> Connection refused - connect(2) >>>> My mail account does not require authentication. >>>> I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. >>>> I also tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and >>>> received the same error. >>>> Any ideas where I should begin looking? >>>> bruce >>>> * >>>> * >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- --- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Rails mailing list >>>> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rails mailing list >>> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Bruce Balmer
2005-Dec-16 15:44 UTC
Re: Re: Action Mailer - connection refused - connect(2)
Lou: Apologies for my persistence. I telnetted in, as you suggested, but all was well. I tried sendmail and 3 different ISPs but I always receive an identical error. I had one of my ISPs (fortunately, a friend of mine) sit and watch his logs while I attempted to send the email. He tells me that my machine never contacted his machine. So, can we go down a different avenue? Are you aware of any other cause of this error? bruce On 15-Dec-05, at 3:15 PM, Lou Vanek wrote:> telnet mail.albertafilmworks.com 25 > > doing this will verify the mail server is accessible > (you should see a one-line message saying something about which > mail service is available). > > then you just need to figure out what the remaining authentication > parameters are, if no other way but trail and error if your ISP > isn''t helping. > > > here''s another email test script: > > > #!/bin/env ruby > > # This is used to send email. > require ''net/smtp'' > > > # Helper method. > # Append _appendage_ to end of string if it already doesn''t exist > # at the end of the string. > class String #:nodoc: > def appendIfMissing(appendage) > return self if appendage.nil? || appendage.size < 1 > return appendage if size < 1 > if self[-appendage.size..-1] == appendage > self > else > self + appendage > end > end > end > > > class String #:nodoc: > def blank? > empty? || strip.empty? > end > end > > > # Print an error message. > def err(msg, printRubyErr=false, fatal=true) #:nodoc: > STDERR.print "\n### ERROR: #{msg}\n\n" > STDERR.print "\n#{$!}\n\n" if printRubyErr > exit if fatal > "### ERROR: #{msg}\n#{$!}\n" > end > > > > # simple check of email address. > def checkMailAddress(address, descr) #:nodoc: > address.strip! > addr = address[/<?\w+@\w+\.\w+>?$/] > if addr.blank? > err(descr,false,false) > return nil > end > addr > end > > > # Send email. > def mail( od ) > # The email is composed of the ''From'', ''To'', and ''Subject'' > fields, followed by the body text. > # Strip off leading white space. > (msgstr = <<END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE).gsub!(/^\s+/, '''') > From: #{od[''-='']} > To: #{od[''-t'']} > Subject: #{od[''-j''].blank? ? ''No Subject'' : od[''-j'']} > > > END_OF_MAIL_MESSAGE > > msgstr += od[''-b''] > > return if (addr_from = checkMailAddress(od[''-=''], "no ''From'' > address (#{od[''-='']})") ).nil? > return if (addr_to = checkMailAddress(od[''-t''], "no ''To'' > address (#{od[''-t'']})") ).nil? > > # The email is actually sent here. > begin > Net::SMTP.start(od[''-m''], 25, od[''-n''], od[''-S''], od[''- > P''], :login) { |smtp| > smtp.send_message msgstr, addr_from, addr_to > } > > puts "-- mail sent to #{addr_to}" if od[''-V''] > rescue Exception => ex > err("unable to send mail.\n#{msgstr}\n#{$!}\naddr from:# > {addr_from}\naddr to:#{addr_to}", true) > end > end # mail > > od = { ''-='' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail from > ''-t'' => ''My Long Name<user-ND7put3rsLk@public.gmane.org>'', # mail to > ''-j'' => ''This is a test'', # mail subject > ''-b'' => ''Body text of the email.'', # mail body text > ''-m'' => ''smtp.XXX.net'', # mail server > ''-n'' => ''www.XXX.net'', # domain sending mail from > ''-S'' => ''mailusername'', # mail user name > ''-P'' => ''super_secret_password'', # mail password > ''-V'' => true } > > mail od > > > > Bruce Balmer wrote: > >> Lou: >> Thanks for taking the time to write. >> I have written to my ISP but I doubt that is the problem since I >> have tried it from sendmail and from another mailserver (my dot >> mac account). Whatever I do and whoever I connect to, I get the >> same connection error. >> Any more ideas? >> bruce >> On 15-Dec-05, at 1:51 PM, Lou Vanek wrote: >>> you may need to specify 3 more server settings: >>> >>> :user_name -- If your mail server requires authentication, set >>> the username in this setting. >>> :password -- If your mail server requires authentication, set >>> the password in this setting. >>> :authentication -- :login is common >>> >>> Also, your mail server''s address my be something like >>> ''smtp.albertafilmworks.com''. >>> you may want to call your tech support/ISP and find out what all >>> the params should be. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bruce Balmer wrote: >>> >>>> hi: >>>> I am on Mac OSX 10.4 using locomotive. >>>> My ActionMailer configuration is >>>> ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp # or :sendmail or test >>>> ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { >>>> :address => "mail.albertafilmworks.com", >>>> :port => 25, >>>> :domain => "brucebalmercanada.com" >>>> } >>>> ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true # alternative >>>> was false >>>> ActionMailer::Base.default_charset = "utf-8" >>>> I have created the mail successfully because I can display it >>>> in my browser. But when I try to send it I get this error: >>>> *Errno::ECONNREFUSED in Events#send_my_email* >>>> Connection refused - connect(2) >>>> My mail account does not require authentication. >>>> I also tried using the sendmail option but got the same error. >>>> I also tried a different mail account I have (dot mac) and >>>> received the same error. >>>> Any ideas where I should begin looking? >>>> bruce >>>> * >>>> * >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- --- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Rails mailing list >>>> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rails mailing list >>> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails