It's also possible that your server needs an email server service installed, or at least configured.
~Roger On Oct 3, 2013 5:13 AM, "Dave Kilroy" <d...@applicationinsight.com> wrote: > Hi Christer > > I also think there is a problem with access to shell via on-rev (I'm on > pancake) > > About a week ago I was messing around with Business Academy Lesson 53 > (using > LiveCode Server and Post to relay an email) and couldn't get anywhere. The > server-side script and app were both pretty much exactly the same as in the > lesson; specifically I would post up to the server like this: > > post theSubject & "&" & theFrom & "&" & theMessage to URL \ > "http://applicationinsight.com/apps/email/newvehicle.lc" > > And then directly after check 'it' - which did not return an error. So my > local app thinks everything is OK - but no email gets sent. > > The server-side script I'm using is a more-or-less copy from this lesson > > http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4070/l/8184-sending-emails-from-livecode-server-scripts > < > http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4070/l/8184-sending-emails-from-livecode-server-scripts > > > (but with an added line "if the result is not empty then put the result" as > recommended by Kevin in the accompanying Lesson 53 video > > Interestingly, during my debugging attempts I once sent the POST message by > mistake to the address in the lesson (runtime.on-rev.com) and straight > away > got a CC copy of the email in my inbox - so it works just fine on other > servers - just not on mine. > > So SOMETHING is wrong with access to shell on the server (my current theory > is that they need to authorise access to it on an individual basis and I've > never tried to use it before). Christer did you by any chance get moved to > pancake recently? If so could it be an authorisation issue? > > By the way I emailed support@on-rev about a week ago and apart from the > automated reply never heard any more from them... > > Can any of you shed some light? > > Kind regards > > Dave > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Sending-mail-from-on-server-tp4670581p4670583.html > Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode