# Net::SMTPSyntaxError **URL:** \ **Category:** rubyonrails-talk\ **Created:** [April 11, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/net-smtpsyntaxerror/27864 "2008-04-11T06:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@11175](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11175)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/net-smtpsyntaxerror/27864/1 "2008-04-11T06:40:34Z")
Hey guys, I want to send an email via ROR and I have put this code at the very end in the config/environment.rb file- ActionMailer::Base.delivery\_method = :smtp ActionMailer::Base.perform\_deliveries = true ActionMailer::Base.logger = nil ActionMailer::Base.raise\_delivery\_errors = true ActionMailer::Base.smtp\_settings = {   :address =\> "[my smtp server]",   :port =\> 25,   :domain =\> '[my domain],   :authentication =\> :plain,   :user\_name =\> 'do-not-reply@example.com',   :password =\> '[my password]'     } but when i click on send mail button, it shows following error: Net::SMTPSyntaxError in MailingController#sendmail 502 unimplemented (#5.5.1) RAILS\_ROOT: C:/work/2phone Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:680:in `check_response' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:582:in `auth\_login' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:686:in `critical' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:581:in `auth\_login' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:571:in ` __send__' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:571:in `authenticate' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:411: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/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.0.2/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:586:in `perform\_delivery\_smtp' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.0.2/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:469:in ` __send__' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.0.2/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:469:in `deliver!' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.0.2/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:352:in `method_missing' app/controllers/mailing_controller.rb:8:in `sendmail' Please help me out from this problem, i have got stuck due to this Thanks ---
**Author:** ![11175](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8edcca/32.png) [@11175](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11175)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/net-smtpsyntaxerror/27864/2 "2008-04-11T06:42:21Z")
Please also tell me the requirements for sending mail, if i am missing something. any gems, settings or ... Thanks