mail-problem over t-online

[Emile van Sebille]

"Klaus Reinhardt" <K.Rdt at TU-Berlin.DE> wrote in message
news:mailman.1024866209.9154.python-list at python.org...
> Am 23.06.02 22:57:06, schrieb Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com>:
>
> >Klaus Reinhardt wrote:
> >>         host=smtplib.SMTP('mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de')
> >>         host.sendmail(zwi_eck(From),zwi_eck(Tp),al)
> >>         host.quit
> >> authentification required .. Providing my log and pass
> >> produces errors, too.
>
> >Try connecting manually with TELNET first, to ensure you
> >have a clear channel to that server and port.  Many ISPs
> >will block port 25 except to their own mail server, to
> >prevent you using them to send spam through other systems
> >and having them suffer the consequences...
> >
> >-Peter
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> Hi
> Thanks for the hint (port 25); the telnet is working
> and on anis.tu I have a python, so I can launch a
> script; but this is the long way. My goal is to fiddle all
> together to one script. For now I couldn't establish
> a working telnet a.s.o. - But these are my python-
> beginnings. -)
> K at Rdt
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>

The intent of the hint was to manually telnet into port 25 and send mail
to see what was going on -- not as an alternative method of
implementation.  Did you do that and see that you can send mail?


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Emile van Sebille
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