web2py uses smtplib, which uses "something like telnet" under the hood. Technology to "talk" to a mail server is always the same, no matter what language you use.
On Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:20:34 AM UTC+1, keiser1080 wrote: > > Good idea I will try a other instance (if i have the necessary right) > > Do you now how web2py deal with the mail server? He do a telnet on the > mail server to send a mail? > Le 29 nov. 2012 00:16, "Niphlod" <[email protected] <javascript:>> a > écrit : > >> if web2py is started as www-data, you should try to send a mail with that >> user from the shell. If it works from the shell and not from web2py, then >> something else is missing (maybe an additional check on the sender address?) >> Try also the other way around: start a simple web2py instance on a >> different port (8000 is the default) and try from there. >> >> On Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:08:12 AM UTC+1, keiser1080 wrote: >>> >>> I think is the same user as apache maybe www-data when web2py is setup >>> with wsgi ? I can chek tomorow @work, i have a limited shell access on the >>> server, with some limited sudo user right like the reload of the apache >>> service. >>> Le 29 nov. 2012 00:00, "Niphlod" <[email protected]> a écrit : >>> >>>> >>>> But still unable to send e-mail >>>>> >>>>> Before I leave the work I have ask the administrator of the server to >>>>> check the log of the mail server. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe the owner of the web2py process have no right to send a e-mail ? >>>>> >>>>> Did you try running web2py with the same user that can send an email >>>> with the "mail" command ? >>>> >>>> >>>>> There are a lot of post with a similare probleme. But no solution. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> that's because there are a lot of configuration possibilities for >>>> authentication against a mail server ^_^ At the cost of sounding pedantic >>>> and obvious, web2py just uses the "usual" method for queueing a mail, but >>>> if the settings doesn't match the ones allowed from the mail server, it >>>> won't work (of course). >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > --
