Net::SMTP help, cant send email

hawk__0 · 01-08-2010, 01:36 PM

I've tried using this supposedly "working" test example and it wont work...

Code:

					my $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('mailhost');
					$smtp->mail($ENV{USER});
					$smtp->to('myemailaddress@is.here');
					$smtp->data();
					$smtp->datasend("To: postmaster");
					$smtp->datasend("\n");
					$smtp->datasend("A simple test message\n");
					$smtp->datasend();
					$smtp->quit;

zordrak · 01-08-2010, 02:25 PM

It's not Net::SMTP, but it's another way:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...75#post3786475

What exactly is the problem with your example?

hawk__0 · 01-08-2010, 03:36 PM

Hm... not what I'm looking for. I don't know how to use strictly PERL to send mail. That example is done with unix/linux command line tools. I already used mutt/sendmail but I am trying to work beyond that.

TB0ne · 01-08-2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawk__0

Hm... not what I'm looking for. I don't know how to use strictly PERL to send mail. That example is done with unix/linux command line tools. I already used mutt/sendmail but I am trying to work beyond that.

It look as if you pulled some of the snippet from the CPAN.org site here:
http://search.cpan.org/~gbarr/libnet-1.22/Net/SMTP.pm

And when you say 'won't work'...what does it actually do/say? How doesn't it work? Version/distro of Linux? Is the net::smtp module loaded and installed, and is there more code than what you posted?

The link posted here should give you full usage examples. The way you've got it, it presumes your mailhost is called 'mailhost'..if it's not, it obviously won't work. Also, if that mailhost isn't set up to accept incoming relay traffic from you, or if you need user id/password, it won't work either.

hawk__0 · 01-08-2010, 05:59 PM

Ubuntu 9.10, there is a lot more code to it but nothing related to that snipet itself. It's jsut a small, new portion to an existing script. It says/does nothing, the module is installed and being used with use Net::SMTP;

TB0ne · 01-08-2010, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawk__0

Ubuntu 9.10, there is a lot more code to it but nothing related to that snipet itself. It's jsut a small, new portion to an existing script. It says/does nothing, the module is installed and being used with use Net::SMTP;

Ok...did you try to run it in debug mode, to see what it's doing? Is there anything in your mail relay logs?