Hi, I have DSpace version 1.4.2 installed and receive an "Internal System
Error" when I click on the "I grant the license" button in the final license
granting step of entering an item into a collection.  I have made all
DSpace-related directories writable for any user, so I don't think this is a
permissions issue.  Here is the related catalina.out log file error:

Nov 28, 2007 4:58:01 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet submit threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:394)
    at org.dspace.core.Email.send(Email.java:257)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.notifyOfArchive(
WorkflowManager.java:692)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:609)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:582)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:546)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.doState(WorkflowManager.java:506)
    at org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowManager.start(WorkflowManager.java:203)
    at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmitServlet.processLicense(
SubmitServlet.java:1621)
    at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.SubmitServlet.doDSPost(
SubmitServlet.java:424)
    at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.processRequest(
DSpaceServlet.java:147)
    at org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.DSpaceServlet.doPost(DSpaceServlet.java
:105)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(
ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(
ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
    at org.dspace.app.webui.filter.RegisteredOnlyFilter.doFilter(
RegisteredOnlyFilter.java:98)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(
ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(
ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(
StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(
StandardContextValve.java:178)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(
StandardHostValve.java:126)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(
ErrorReportValve.java:105)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(
StandardEngineValve.java:107)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(
CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java
:869)
    at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection
(Http11BaseProtocol.java:667)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(
PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(
LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(
ThreadPool.java:684)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

Does anyone have an idea as to what might be causing this problem, and if
so, how to correct it?  I have searched for any related information in the
mailing list archive and found little.  The software was compiled without
the mail server information as I did not care to include this aspect of the
software -- could this somehow be related?  Any help is greatly
appreciated.  Thanks, Billy
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