SMTP is a Protocol, which uses standard commands to send mail.
I want to use it. So there is already an implementation written. So I'm not
going for IO or Sockets..
I want to make it work.
Please, I need some workable parameters. Help.
And it dies, simply. Don't know what goes on beneath the surface...
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:26 AM, Michael Rasmussen <mich...@jamhome.us>wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 01:54:15AM +0530, Somu wrote:
> > Hi everyone...
> > Why isn't it happeing!!??
> >
> > Just the code from Net::SMTP docs
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> >
> > use strict;
> > use warnings;
> > use Net::SMTP;
> >
> > #these 3 lines bring the output mx.google.com
> > # my $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('smtp.gmail.com') or die $!;
> > # print $smtp->domain,"\n";
> > # $smtp->quit;
> >
> >
> >
> > #but for this...
> > my $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('smtp.gmail.com') or die $!;
> >
> > $smtp->mail('som....@gmail.com') or die $!; #it dies here. No
> errors.
>
> Does it die or does it hang?
> When I tried this, modified to connect to a bogus host, the program hung
> at this point.
> Editing to use a legitmate host it ran fine.
>
> > And how are we going to know any mailhost's address???
>
> most programs/people ask the DNS system to return the mail host for any
> given domain.
>
> > Its irritating when you fail on the first step.
>
> Yes it's irritating. What is your objective? To learn about SMTP and
> Perl or to
> just send some mail?
>
> If "just send some mail" consider using Mail::Sender or Mail::SendEasy.
>
> --
> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
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> Fortune Cookie Fortune du courrier:
> > Linux is not user-friendly.
> It _is_ user-friendly. It is not ignorant-friendly and idiot-friendly.
> ~ Seen somewhere on the net
>
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