"Peter Meagher" <[email protected]> wrote
I'm a newbie with Python. Passable with other languages e.g.
Basic, C++ and others.
Not a programmer per se, just trying to get work done that
happens to require some programming skills and want to try
my hand with Python.
Python is ideal for that.
First time through, I got the prompts indicated in the code,
except when I entered the ctrl Z nothing happened.
The next time and subsequent times, thereafter I get the
following 2 pop up message windows:
IDLE Sub process Error
Socket error: No connection could be made because the target
machine actively refused it
server = smtplib.SMTP('localhost')
My first question would be:
Does your local machine have an SMTP server running?
If it doesn't you won;t connect to it! You may need to use
the SMTP server you use to send email
Also, I'd try something as long as this as a proper script
rather than using IDLEs >>> prompt(if thats what you are doing.)
And then I'd run it from a DOS box to remove IDLE as a variable.
HTH,
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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