I think I had an error in the address , now that's it's corrected I get a new error: `check_response': 504 CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism not supported (Net::SMTPSyntaxError) On 8/23/06, Dark Ambient <sambient / gmail.com> wrote: > I'm working on this recipie from the Ruby Cookbook, but receiving > errors. Not sure if this is code related or system related. I'm > attempting to send mail via my ISP's smtp server. > To protect the innocent I took out the real names of domains , etc. > > Errors: > > :/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in `initialize': > getaddrinfo: no address associated with hostname. (SocketError) > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in `old_open' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in `old_open' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:393:in `do_start' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' > from C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:447:in > `perform_delivery_smtp' from > C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:333:in > `deliver!' from > C:/instantrails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:227:in > `method_missing' from C:/InstantRails/ruby_progs/simplemailer.rb:24 > > Program: > > #!/usr/bin/env ruby > > require 'rubygems' > require 'action_mailer' > > > class SimpleMailer < ActionMailer::Base > def simple_message(recipient) > from 'me / mydomain.com' > recipients recipient > subject 'A single-part message for you' > body 'This message has a plain text body' > end > end > > ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { :address => 'smtp.mydomain.com', > :port => 25, > :domain => 'mydomain.com', > :user_name => 'username / mydomain.com', > :password => 'password', > :authentiation => :login } > > > puts SimpleMailer.deliver_simple_message('myname / google.com') > >