The error is clear in the stacktrace.

        java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1391)

  I do not think it's log4j related..

Can you make the connection on your box via telnet or some other type of email program ?

  Quoting Massimo Quagliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

Thanks,

But I changed my log4j.properties file using another SMTP host,
which, according to this link
http://www.velociraptus.com/internet/articoli_d.php?particoloID=27
uses port 25 for SMTP (it is in italian but in the table it is clear  the port is 25).
The error is still there...
Please help!!

/Massimo


# Email appender
log4j.appender.email=org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender
log4j.appender.email.BufferSize=25
log4j.appender.email.SMTPHost=mail.libero.it
log4j.appender.email.SMTPUsername=<valid_username>
log4j.appender.email.SMTPPassword=<valid_password>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
log4j.appender.email.Subject=Error
log4j.appender.email.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.email.layout.ConversionPattern=    %d{DATE} %-5p %m -  %c{3} [%t] [%r ms]%n%n
log4j.appender.email.threshold=ERROR


The stack trace is the same...

2008-12-04 09:28:17,515 ERROR [http-8080-2]                : This is a try!
log4j:ERROR Error occured while sending e-mail notification.
javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host:  mail.libero.it, port: 25;
   nested exception is:
        java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1391)         at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:412)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:310)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:169)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:118)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:188)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:118)
        at org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.sendBuffer(SMTPAppender.java:330)
        at org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.append(SMTPAppender.java:215)
        at org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton.doAppend(AppenderSkeleton.java:251)         at  org.apache.log4j.helpers.AppenderAttachableImpl.appendLoopOnAppenders(AppenderAttachableImpl.java:66)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.callAppenders(Category.java:206)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.forcedLog(Category.java:391)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.error(Category.java:305)
        at servlet.Log4jServlet.doGet(Log4jServlet.java:80)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)         at  org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)         at  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)         at  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)         at  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)         at  org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)         at  org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)         at  org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)         at  org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)         at  org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)         at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.createSocket(SocketFetcher.java:233)
        at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket(SocketFetcher.java:189)
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1359)
        ... 28 more


-----Original Message-----
From: Joe White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: mercoledì 3 dicembre 2008 20.26
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: SMTPAppender



    Gmail SMTP server requires TLS and it does not use the default port of 25.

    According to this link:

    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287

    You must use port 456 or 587 for SMTP.

    However, port is not an option YET in the latest release. (unless
1.2.16 has been release)

    Here is what Curt replied with.

    "

    log4j.appender.YOURAPPENDERNAME.smtpUsername=USERNAME
log4j.appender.YOURAPPENDERNAME.smtpPassword=PASSWORD
log4j.appender.YOURAPPENDERNAME.smtpPort=PORT

Port is in the current source, but not in the last release.  We need  to cut a log4j
1.2.16 soon.

    "

    Quoting Massimo Quagliani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

Hi,
I have the following problem using SMTPAppender, Actually the email
does not arrive to the mailbox and I got the following error:

log4j:ERROR Error occured while sending e-mail notification.
javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host:
smtp.gmail.com, port: 25;
   nested exception is:
        java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect

The log4j.properties contains:

log4j.rootCategory=info, dest1, dest3, email

# Email appender
log4j.appender.email=org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender
log4j.appender.email.BufferSize=25
log4j.appender.email.SMTPHost=smtp.gmail.com
log4j.appender.email.SMTPUsername=<valid_username>
log4j.appender.email.SMTPPassword=<valid_password>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
log4j.appender.email.Subject=Error
log4j.appender.email.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.email.layout.ConversionPattern=    %d{DATE} %-5p %m -
%c{3} [%t] [%r ms]%n%n log4j.appender.email.threshold=ERROR


I am using eclipse on my PC for this try.
Please could you help me to find the solution to this nasty problem?
Thanks in advance, below is the complete stack trace


2008-12-03 18:23:38,296 ERROR [http-8080-1]                : This is
a try!
log4j:ERROR Error occured while sending e-mail notification.
javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host:
smtp.gmail.com, port: 25;
   nested exception is:
        java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
        at
com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1391)
        at
com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:41
2
)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:310)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:169)
        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:118)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:188)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:118)
        at
org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.sendBuffer(SMTPAppender.java:330)
        at
org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.append(SMTPAppender.java:215)
        at
org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton.doAppend(AppenderSkeleton.java:251)
        at
org.apache.log4j.helpers.AppenderAttachableImpl.appendLoopOnAppenders
(
AppenderAttachableImpl.java:66)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.callAppenders(Category.java:206)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.forcedLog(Category.java:391)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.error(Category.java:305)
        at servlet.Log4jServlet.doGet(Log4jServlet.java:80)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
        at
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl
i
cationFilterChain.java:290)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF
i
lterChain.java:206)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperV
a
lve.java:233)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextV
a
lve.java:175)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j
a
va:128)
        at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j
a
va:102)
        at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal
v
e.java:109)
        at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.jav
a
:286)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:
844)
        at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.proce
s
s(Http11Protocol.java:583)
        at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:44
7
)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
        at
com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.createSocket(SocketFetcher.java:233)
        at
com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket(SocketFetcher.java:189)
        at
com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1359)
        ... 28 more


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