Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

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On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 18:51 +0530, Intercodes wrote:
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Intercodes, you are using a web interface to send your email.  Can you
get a "normal" (Evolution, Thunderbird, pine, etc.) email client to work
on your system.  If those do not work, your Python program probably
won't work either.

The errors you're getting appear to come from system config issues
rather than programming errors.

-- 
Lloyd Kvam
Venix Corp

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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Intercodes]

Ewald,>Here, I think is a strange problem. You can not resolve your own hostname.
>Is there no entry in /etc/hosts for linux with the IP-Address of your server?>If not, try to insert such an entry. 
Thanks for all your suggestions. I inserted my IP address for 'linux' into /etc/hosts. Now smtplib.SMTP() works. But the authentication fails. I tried all combinations of user/pass , but no joy.I tried using gmail (
smtp.gmail.com), but it too shows some TLS error or something.I ve searched google , but every script that is available for smtplib uses either sendmail or use their own/isp smtp server. None for connecting to yahoo/gmail/hotmail or other servers using authentication.
But anyway, ill try hotmail next. (If I can't get this smtp to work, I have to manually send mails to users :p, disastrous. ) Thanks for your time.-- Intercodes

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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Ewald Ertl]

Hi!

Intercodes wrote:
> 
> My nssswitch.conf
> --
> passwd: compat
> group:  compat
> 
> hosts:  files dns
> networks:   files dns
> 
> services:   files
> protocols:  files
> rpc:files
> ethers: files
> netmasks:   files
> netgroup:   files
> publickey:  files
> 
> bootparams: files
> automount:  files nis
> aliases:files
> 
>  
> -
> 

The system looks first in the /etc/hosts-File and when there is no match found, 
the
configured DNS would be requested.

> 
> >This should resolve your own local hostname!
> >The socket.gethostbyname () is a call into a shared object of
> Python and this >would use ( So think I ) the standard-Libraries for
> resolution.
> 
> 
> You totally lost me here :)
> -
> 
> 
> >Is "linux" a valid hostname?
> >Does "ping linux" succeed.
> 
> 
> I suppose not.
> 
> linux:/srv/ # ping linux
> ping: unknown host linux
> --

Here, I think is a strange problem. You can not resolve your own hostname.
Is there no entry in /etc/hosts for linux with the IP-Address of your server?
If not, try to insert such an entry.

HTH Ewald

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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Intercodes]

Ewald, 
> -- ex= smtplib.SMTP('smtp.mail.yahoo.com ')> Traceback (most recent call last):>   File "", line 1, in ?>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 241, in __init__> (code, msg) = self.connect
(host, port)>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 289, in connect> for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, socket.SOCK_STREAM):> socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')
>> I am sorry , that's a mistake on my part. This output corresponds to a  typo input data. The error you saw previously was the original one (the one with error on line 255...). I corrected the typo while posting it ( ..I thought the error was same)
 -->the call should be 
socket.getaddrinfo( "smtp.mail.yahoo.com", 25, 0, >socket.SOCK_STREAM ); >>>socket.getaddrinfo('
smtp.mail.yahoo.com',25,0,socket.SOCK_STREAM)[(2, 1, 6, '', ('216.136.173.18', 25))]--
How do you resolve your hostnames ( /etc/nsswitch.conf gives the order of hostname resolution )
My nssswitch.conf --passwd: compatgroup:  compathosts:  files dnsnetworks:   files dnsservices:   filesprotocols:  files
rpc:    filesethers: filesnetmasks:   filesnetgroup:   filespublickey:  filesbootparams: filesautomount:  files nisaliases:    files -
>This should resolve your own local hostname!>The socket.gethostbyname
() is a call into a shared object of Python and this >would use ( So think I ) the standard-Libraries for resolution.You totally lost me here :) -
>Is "linux" a valid hostname?>Does "ping linux" succeed.
I suppose not.linux:/srv/ # ping linuxping: unknown host linux--
-- Intercodes
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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Ewald Ertl]

Hi!



Intercodes wrote:
> Ewald,
> 
>  First off, thanks for stopping by.
> 
> >The connection via the smtplib.SMTP() could be established.
> 
> 
>  I dont think so. I think it fails before the login().
> 
> --
 ex= smtplib.SMTP('smtp.mail.yahoo.com ')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "", line 1, in ?
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 241, in __init__
> (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 289, in connect
> for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, socket.SOCK_STREAM):
> socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')
> 
> 

Here you get a different Traceback than in the original post.

After digging in smtplib.py here ( Python 2.3.3 )

the call should be socket.getaddrinfo( "smtp.mail.yahoo.com", 25, 0, 
socket.SOCK_STREAM );

which succeeds here at my installation.

How do you resolve your hostnames ( /etc/nsswitch.conf gives the order of 
hostname resolution )



>  >>> socket.gethostname()
> 'linux'
> -
> 
 socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "", line 1, in ?
> socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')

> -- 

This should resolve your own local hostname!
The socket.gethostbyname() is a call into a shared object of Python and this 
would use
( So think I ) the standard-Libraries for resolution.

Is "linux" a valid hostname?
Does "ping linux" succeed.

I still think, that this a name resolution error on your host.

HTH Ewald

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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Intercodes]

Ewald, First off, thanks for stopping by. >The connection via the 
smtplib.SMTP() could be established.  I dont think so. I think it fails before the login().-->>> ex=
smtplib.SMTP('smtp.mail.yahoo.com')Traceback (most recent call last):  File "", line 1, in ?  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 241, in __init__
    (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 289, in connect    for res in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, socket.SOCK_STREAM):socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')
 >>> socket.gethostname()'linux'->>> 
socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())Traceback (most recent call last):  File "", line 1, in ?socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')
>>>-- linux:/srv/www/htdocs/konnect # nslookup smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Server: 203.145.184.13Address:    203.145.184.13#53Non-authoritative answer:smtp.mail.yahoo.com canonical name = 
smtp.plus.mail.yahoo.com.smtp.plus.mail.yahoo.com    canonical name = smtp.plus.mail.yahoo4.akadns.net
.Name:   smtp.plus.mail.yahoo4.akadns.netAddress: 216.136.173.18 -
Thank you,--Intercodes
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Re: [Tutor] smtplib with yahoo smtp server

[Ewald Ertl]

Hi!

I made a copy of the source you posted.
I just got a problem as expected when doing the session.login()
because the access-data is invalid.
The connection via the smtplib.SMTP() could be established.

Perhaps there is something wrong with your namelookup.

Can you try a call in the interactive environment for
socket.gethostname()
or
socket.gethostbyname( socket.gethostname() )

Can you resolve the hostname "smtp.mail.yahoo.com" on a commandline?
e.g. nslookup smtp.mail.yahoo.com ?

Hope this can help you

Ewald


Intercodes wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am working with a registration system for my website in mod_python. I
> needed to send mail to registered users for confirmation. Since I can't
> use my ISP's smtp server, I used yahoo's smtp server and my yahoo
> username and password  to connect and send mail using this script (see
> below). But I get the following error.
> 
> "Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "mail.py", line 12, in ?
> session = smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/smtplib.py", line 255, in __init__
> addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
> socket.gaierror: (-2, 'Name or service not known')
> "
> 
> I got this script from some website I can't remember and just changed
> some values to get it to work. Is is possible to send mail like this? Is
> there any other easy way to do this?
> 
> Thanks for your time.
> ---
> 
> import smtplib
> 
> smtpserver = 'smtp.mail.yahoo.com '
> AUTHREQUIRED = 1 
> smtpuser = 
> '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' //
> smtppass = '[snip]'  
> 
> RECIPIENTS = ['[EMAIL PROTECTED]']
> SENDER = '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> mssg = "mod python"
> 
> session = smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver)
> *if* AUTHREQUIRED:
> session.login(smtpuser, smtppass)
> smtpresult = session.sendmail(SENDER, RECIPIENTS, mssg)**
> 
> 
> -- 
> Intercodes
> 
> 
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