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Tiny Core Base => CorePlus => Topic started by: ordep on May 17, 2014, 11:25:19 PM

Title: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: ordep on May 17, 2014, 11:25:19 PM

I can't send mail any more with Claws-mail. I get:

Quote

* Account 'ISPX': Connecting to SMTP server: smtp.serverbro.net:25...
*** smtp.serverbro.net:25: unknown host.
*** Error occurred while sending the message.

If I recall right that happened after an upgrade.

How to resolve?

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: gerald_clark on May 18, 2014, 12:21:56 AM

After an upgrade of what?
Sounds like your router or nameserver settings are incorrect.
To resolve it, fix the network.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: tinypoodle on May 18, 2014, 12:34:09 AM

Is that host supposed to be on your LAN or on internet?

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: gerald_clark on May 18, 2014, 01:05:34 AM

I can ping it from here, so internet.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: tinypoodle on May 18, 2014, 01:37:48 AM

That's rather interesting, I was unable to resolve host ( including trying google DNS 8.8.8.8 ), nor could I find a whois entry, nor anything with a quick web search.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: ordep on May 18, 2014, 03:14:29 AM

Upgrade of what? Guess a new version, can't recall only know it worked before.

I am sorry the server is not serverbro, it should read smartbro.net.

I can ping smartbro.net as well as smtp.smartbro.net.

I have  not changed my settings for for the network or in claws-mail and they are the same as
on my distro on the hard drive.
 

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: bmarkus on May 18, 2014, 03:51:54 AM

No TC version, no CLAWSMAIL version reported :(

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: bmarkus on May 18, 2014, 06:13:27 AM

Try with telnet. There are no SMTP server at smtp.smartbro.net:25 or smartbro.net:25 Not a TC nor clawasmail issue, ISP service is dead.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: ordep on May 19, 2014, 12:24:39 AM

Quote from: bmarkus on May 18, 2014, 03:51:54 AM

No TC version, no CLAWSMAIL version reported :(

TC 5.2, Claws-mail-3.9.3  :)

Sorry

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: ordep on May 22, 2014, 02:57:41 AM

What do I do with this then?

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telnet 121.1.3.194 25
220 SMTP ESMTP mailer.
Connection closed by foreign host


Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: bmarkus on May 22, 2014, 03:19:48 AM

Use IP address in clawsmail server setup if you still have DNS lookup issue in your system. But you are not showing a telnet example with domain name. Once again, it has nothing to do with clawsmail.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: tinypoodle on May 22, 2014, 03:45:17 AM

Quote from: ordep on May 22, 2014, 02:57:41 AM

What do I do with this then?

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telnet 121.1.3.194 25
220 SMTP ESMTP mailer.
Connection closed by foreign host


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telnet: can't connect to remote host (121.1.3.194): Connection timed out

Perhaps intermittent issue?

Have you tried with a different mail client to compare?

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: ordep on May 22, 2014, 11:45:58 PM

I have no other mail client.

Now somebody suggested from a distro where I have recently the same problem
to place 8.8.8.8 in /etc/resolv.conf.

Booted into TCL did that and the mail goes out with claws-mail.  ;D

May be that will tell someone what then could be a permanent solution.

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: gerald_clark on May 22, 2014, 11:51:58 PM

The permanent solution is to fix your DNS.
If you are using DHCP, fix your server.
If you are using static IP addressing, you must configure /etc/resolv and make sure to add etc/resolv.conf to your backup

Title: Re: Claws-mail not sending
Post by: tinypoodle on May 23, 2014, 01:22:01 AM

See also:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,8019.0.html