SMTP server error !!!!

[pinbrook]

It's worth noting that virtually everyone using actinic uses the localhost setting for smtp

>>>>>>>>this is not true, some hosts are configured to allow it and some aren't. However it is always worth trying the option of localhost.

[Sean Williams]

Hi
well, I've solved the problem of smtp recognition - I followed advice here but used the actual mail server address of the host server (rather than localhost) as opposed to 'my' mailserver address and with authentication both blank fielded and unchecked: it works!
Great and thanks to all.

Now, I find the /acatalog/ folder inside /cgi-bin/ folder. I think I've seen something on this somewhere, so I'm sure I can fix it.

Cheers
Sean

[pixelhaus]

I finally got it to work from the server though actinic on the desktop still failed the email test. (The mistake was in a misspelt MX record for the domain)
Thanks to everyone though who tried helping to solve the riddle.

[Junior10]

Thank god i read this

Note that when you run a telnet (presumably on port 25) or use e.g. Outlook Express on your PC you are connecting from your PC to the SMTP server.

When Actinic sends email it is sending them from a Perl script running on your server.

So whatever testing externally does, may not mean that local Perl script running on the server can do the same.

You need to find out from your hosts if you can connect to a SMTP server from locally running Perl scripts.

i was pulling my hair out with this SMTP problem, phoned my isp/mail host and was told that they dont accept relays from pearl scripts but they could change my package and it should all be up and running by monday

Thanks