I did find out that the problem is with:
$smtp = Net::SMTP->new('shaw.ca');
by adding "or die...". However, I am able to send e-mail to myself using MS
Access. Any other idea what my problem might be?
Thanks.
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From: "Timothy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Kipp, James'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Tin-Shan Chau'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Help on PERL'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: Sending mail under Windows 95/2000
>
> Make sure that your sysadmin is allowing internal clients to connect to
the
> mail server via SMTP. You might be set up on Exchange, in which case you
> might not be using SMTP to connect.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kipp, James [mailto:James.Kipp@;mbna.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:16 PM
> To: 'Tin-Shan Chau'; 'Help on PERL'
> Subject: RE: Sending mail under Windows 95/2000
>
>
>
> $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('shaw.ca'); # connect to an
> > SMTP server
> > > $smtp->mail( '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' ); # use the sender's
> > > address here
> > > $smtp->to('[EMAIL PROTECTED]'); # recipient's address
> > > $smtp->data(); # Start the mail
> > >
> > > connection
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > It kept giving me "Can't call method 'mail' on an undefined
> > > value at test1.pl line 4"
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? Or has anyone had
> > > a successful experience doing what I am trying to do?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> > try using $smtp->recipient instead of mail()
>
> woops, scratch that. i misread something.
> try a die statement when you intialize the ojbect
> $smtp = Net::SMTP->new('shaw.ca') or die "blah, blah"; # connect
> # looks like you may not be connecting
>
>
>
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