Check if your SMTP server requires TSL/SSL, if so you may need to setup a certificate for ssl and enable TLS/SSL on a secure port (465).
http://www.mail-archive.com/dspace-de...@lists.sourceforge.net/msg01507.html http://jira.dspace.org/jira/browse/DS-234 uncomment these two lines as well below if you are: > # mail.extraproperties = mail.smtp.socketFactory.port=465, \ > # mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback=false ... > # Pass extra settings to the Java mail library. Comma separated, equals sign > between > # the key and the value. > # mail.extraproperties = mail.smtp.socketFactory.port=465, \ > # > mail.smtp.socketFactory.class=javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory, \ > # mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback=false On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:53 AM, bryce ray <bryceray1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been trying unsuccessfully for a week now to setup the email server > for dspace. Originally, I was using 1.5.2 but someone mentioned the dspace > test-email function that was only in 1.6.0. For this reason I intalled a > fresh version of 1.6.0. I'm now attempting to get the email working but am > only getting errors. There are two main errors I get but I'm not sure what > they mean. Also, I've censored my domain name and user-name/password for > security purposes, but they are correct in my configuration. > > Here is my dspace.cfg mail configuration: > ##### Email settings ###### > > # SMTP mail server > mail.server=mail.mydomain.org > > # SMTP mail server authentication username and password (if required) > mail.server.username = myusername > mail.server.password = mypassword > > # SMTP mail server alternate port (defaults to 25) > mail.server.port = 25 > > # From address for mail > mail.from.address = nore...@mydomain.org > > # Currently limited to one recipient! > feedback.recipient = administra...@mydomain.org > > # General site administration (Webmaster) e-mail > mail.admin = administra...@mydomain.org > > # Recipient for server errors and alerts > # alert.recipient = administra...@mydomain.org > > # Recipient for new user registration emails > # registration.notify = administra...@mydomain.org > > # Set the default mail character set. This may be over ridden by providing a > line > # inside the email template "charset: <encoding>", otherwise this default is > used. > #mail.charset = UTF8 > > # A comma separated list of hostnames that are allowed to refer browsers to > email forms. > # Default behaviour is to accept referrals only from dspace.hostname > #mail.allowed.referrers = localhost > > # Pass extra settings to the Java mail library. Comma separated, equals sign > between > # the key and the value. > # mail.extraproperties = mail.smtp.socketFactory.port=465, \ > # > mail.smtp.socketFactory.class=javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory, \ > # mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback=false > > # An option is added to disable the mailserver. By default, this property is > set to false > # By setting mail.server.disabled = true, DSpace will not send out emails. > # It will instead log the subject of the email which should have been sent > # This is especially useful for development and test environments where > production data is used when testing fun$ > #mail.server.disabled = false > > # Default language for metadata values > default.language = en_US > > Here is the error I receive with this configuration when running dspace > test-email: > About to send test email: > - To: administra...@mydomain.org > - Subject: DSpace test email > - Server: mail.mydomain.org > > Error sending email: > - Error: javax.mail.SendFailedException: Invalid Addresses; > nested exception is: > com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPAddressFailedException: 451 Temporary local > problem - please try later > > > Please see the DSpace documentation for assistance. > > I've tried changing the port to 465 and this changes the error message to: > About to send test email: > - To: administra...@mydomain.org > - Subject: DSpace test email > - Server: mail.mydomain.org > > Error sending email: > - Error: javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: > mail.mydomain.org, port: 465, response: -1 > > Please see the DSpace documentation for assistance. > > > Is one of these closer to the right configuration? What does the error > message indicate and what can I do to fix it? > > Thanks for your help. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > > -- Mark R. Diggory Head of U.S. Operations - @mire http://www.atmire.com - Institutional Repository Solutions http://www.togather.eu - Before getting together, get t...@ther ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech