I tried <my_host>-12-34-34-2.myisp.com and it failed.

Then ... Ouch! I just tried removing my email login, password, and even HELO 
info:

msg = "Subject: Test\n\nNow is the time\n"

Net::SMTP.start('smtp.server',25) do |smtp|
  smtp.send_message msg, 'a.valid.email.address / server.com, 
['receiver.address / receiver.com]
end

And it went through fine. I am a bit taken aback that there appears to be no 
checking done at all. Is this normal?

Thanks!

"Tsume" <tsumeruby / tsumelabs.com> wrote in message 
news:200511231248.14181.tsumeruby / tsumelabs.com...
> On Wednesday 23 November 2005 10:02 am, itsme213 wrote:
>> I am experimenting with SMTP mail from my local machine, to basically 
>> send
>> an email just like my Outlook client does. But I can't figure out how to
>> translate my Outlook settings to the parameters of SMTP.start, in
>> particular the params:
>>
>>   helo  : I don't see such a setting in Outlook. I use a cable service
>> provider for internet connection, the SMTP server is different (at my web
>> host).
>
> You are a client, you still need to use the correct HELO.
>
> HELO myhostname-12-34-34-2.myisp.com
>
> would be what you want to say to server, just supply hostname.
>
> Here is an example SMTP session to my mail server using one of the number 
> one
> administration utilities.. telnet :)
>
> tsume@laptop:~$ telnet tsumelabs.com 25
> Trying 72.21.54.43...
> Connected to tsumelabs.com.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 zanshin.tsumelabs.com ESMTP
> HELO FAKEDOMAIN.COM
> 250 zanshin.tsumelabs.com Ok.
> EHLO FAKEDOMAIN.COM
> 250-zanshin.tsumelabs.com Ok.
> 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 CRAM-SHA1 CRAM-SHA256
> 250-AUTH=LOGIN CRAM-MD5 CRAM-SHA1 CRAM-SHA256 X-NETSCAPE-HAS-BUGS
> 250-XVERP=Courier
> 250-XEXDATA
> 250-XSECURITY=NONE,STARTTLS
> 250-PIPELINING
> 250-8BITMIME
> 250-SIZE
> 250 DSN
> MAIL FROM:<tsume / hidedomain.com>
> 250 Ok.
> RCPT TO:<tsume / tsumelabs.com>
> 250 Ok.
> DATA
> 354 Ok.
> Subject: Test Message
> From: tsume / hidedomain.com
>
> test
>