Hello...
I am encountering a problem sending emails from Windows using an extermal smtp server.
When attempting to send out the email, the following error is returned:
501 Syntax: HELO hostname
I have checked the format of the emails, and they are ok. It seems it's choking right at the begging of the connection to the smtp server, when my computer needs to identify itself by sending the HELO hostname
Full trace:
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:680:in `check_response' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:653:in `getok' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:623:in `helo' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:401:in `do_start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb: 565:in `perform_delivery_smtp' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb: 451:in `send' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb: 451:in `deliver!' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb: 333:in `method_missing' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/app/controllers/cart_items_controller.rb:100:in `send_email' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/app/controllers/cart_items_controller.rb:92:in `place_order' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1101:in `send' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1101:in `perform_action_without_filters' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:696:in `call_filters' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:688:in `perform_action_without_benchmark' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:66:in `perform_action_without_rescue' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:66:in `perform_action_without_rescue' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ rescue.rb:83:in `perform_action' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:435:in `send' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:435:in `process_without_filters' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:684:in `process_without_session_management_support' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ session_management.rb:114:in `process' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:334:in `process' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:in `dispatch' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:113:in `handle_dispatch' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:79:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:63:in `dispatch' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:59 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `require' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new_constants_in' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `require' C:/ruby/bin/REShop/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:39 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require' script/server:3
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance,
GPB