strange email syntax issue with ActionMailer

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I am getting a peculiar syntax error with when setting the from email address in an ActionMailer class, like this:

from 'Email <info@email.com>'

This is a valid email address as shown on ActionMailer::Base (see bbc email).

But I am receiving this error:

Net::SMTPSyntaxError (501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments ):   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:680:in `check_response'   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:653:in `getok'   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:631:in `mailfrom'   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:544:in `send0'   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:472:in `sendmail'   /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:379:in `start'

The email sends file when it is: from '<info@email.com>'

But the mail server I'm using requires the text before it.

I have no idea what is going on. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Zac

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Known issue with rails 2.3.3 & 2.3.4.

https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2340-action-mailer-cant-deliver-mail-via-smtp-on-ruby-191#ticket-2340-19

There is a workaround listed in the thread.

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I'm showing my retardedness again!

From email can't not have description before the email address. To, cc and bcc can. ActionMailer rdoc where description(description <e@email.com>) was used, was in bcc.

RTC 821 is my friend: http://james.apache.org/server/rfclist/smtp/rfc0821.txt

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lardawge wrote:

Known issue with rails 2.3.3 & 2.3.4.

#2340 action mailer can't deliver mail via smtp on ruby 1.9.1 or 1.8.7 - Ruby on Rails - rails

There is a workaround listed in the thread.

Thanks!