ESMTP username pasword always make that error with me. I have to manually clear the fields and save. ZMI or plone /@@mail- controlpanel
On Sep 11, 9:33 am, gleissonbr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I found a solution for it. I don't know if it will apply to all > situations or if it is the best way to do it heck even if it is the way it > was supposed to be configured from start. But there is a considerable amount > of post with the smtp auth not supported error message. So here it is the > workaround i found. i configured the mailhost on the ZMI without the user > name and password. I left the fields blank and now the sending email and > registration operations work fine! > > hth, > gH > > > > gleissonbr wrote: > > > Hello everyone! > > > I am developing a portal for my company based on Zope 2.10.8, Plone 3.3, > > Python 2.4.4. The operating system is Windows 2003 Server Edition. I am > > fairly new to developing on python and using plone/zope. I am a Oracle DBA > > and developer. > > > The portal is basically done but I haven't been able to setup the email > > service. I have done so many try-outs that I can only think of two > > conclusions. Either Plone/Zope has a bug on it or it is the firewall that > > is blocking somehow. > > I have configured the mail trought the Configuration (plone_control_panel) > > and thorugh MailHost on the ZMI. I have tried using my company's smtp > > server (Lotus Notes) and google's and yahoo smtp service. I also have > > tried with the "Disable TLS" option checked and unchecked. Since there is > > another post that suggests it this as a try. > > > When I use my company's smtp (lotus notes) and try to create a new user I > > get a error message that says the following: "Error: Failed to create your > > account: we were unable to send your password to your email address: SMTP > > AUTH extension not supported by server. " When I try to create an user > > with the SMTP from google or yahoo, I get the following error message: > > "Failed to create your account: we were unable to send your password to > > your email address: Connection unexpectedly closed". > > > In order to test the smtp services, I configured outlook express on the > > machine running Plone/Zope to use the lotus notes smtp, google's, and > > yahoo's smtp service and all configuration worked. So the conclusion is > > that the smtp services are up and working. > > > After that I started looking into the firewall. We use McAfee VirusScan > > Enterprise 8.5. On McAcfee there are rules that prevent the machines from > > sending email and using smtp in order to combat spam as mass mailing. I > > checked McAcfee's log and there were entries that python service was > > blocked from sending emails. So I added python.exe, pythonw.exe and > > pythonservice.exe on the exceptions list of that rule. However the errors > > messages still appeared but there was no entry on McAcfee's log. > > > Then I installed and configured a email server called hMailServer which is > > great, light, fast and easy to setup. Configured outlook express to use it > > and the antivirus blocked the service from sending email. I added to the > > exception rule and tried again and sending email through outlook worked. > > So we can conclude that the exception list is working. > > > Then I configured Plone to use the hMailServer to send emails and the > > registration process worked. The problem with that solution is that the > > mail server is a fake/workaround server. It does not have a MX Record > > setup and it is globally known so most email providers (ie. yahoo and > > hotmail) will not foward mail received from it. But this brings me to my > > final conclusion. > > > My final conclusion is that Plone/Python doesn't use the services called > > Python.exe, Pythonw.exe and Pythonservice.exe (that are running on the > > windows taks list) to send email. Does anyone know what service > > Python/Zope/Plone use to send email ??? Or could anyone throw me a bone > > here ??? > > > All help is greatly appreciated! I am sorry for being a long email but I > > just wanted to describe my testing so everyone can see that i am really > > trying! > > > Thanks again! > > Gleisson Silva > > -- > View this message in > context:http://n2.nabble.com/Setting-up-email-service-tp3618656p3626167.html > Sent from the Installation, Setup, Upgrades mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Setup mailing list > [email protected]http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/setup _______________________________________________ Setup mailing list [email protected] http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/setup
