it works! you da man!
At the same time as my desktop was upgraded to Windows XP, the IT
people switched virus checker products to McAfee Enterprise. And
indeed, as soon as I disabled that 'mass worm sending' option, my
Python scripts is once again able to send mail.
thanks so much for this tip!
Steve Christensen wrote:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
thank Peter, elbert, for the suggestions. I hadn't thought of using
telnet to try to connect to the SMTP server. and when I do try, telnet
can't connect either, at least on port 25. On port 110, it has no
problem.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> thank Peter, elbert, for the suggestions. I hadn't thought of using
> telnet to try to connect to the SMTP server. and when I do try, telnet
> can't connect either, at least on port 25. On port 110, it has no
> problem. So, perhaps the
thank Peter, elbert, for the suggestions. I hadn't thought of using
telnet to try to connect to the SMTP server. and when I do try, telnet
can't connect either, at least on port 25. On port 110, it has no
problem. So, perhaps the IT people have made some configuration
changes; I'll have a chat
> Try manually, but think about these options: a firewall that
> has suddenly been enabled, an SMTP server that now requires
> authentication, some kind of proxy like what virus scanners
> use (though why they would intercept outgoing mail I don't
> know)...
>
> -Peter
I bet it was the firewall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm having problem with a script that used to work under Win2k but is
now broken after an install of WinXP Pro. I can no longer connect to a
local mail server. Has anyone else seen this? If so, were you able to
work around it? Here's the traceback (below).
The usual f
I'm having problem with a script that used to work under Win2k but is
now broken after an install of WinXP Pro. I can no longer connect to a
local mail server. Has anyone else seen this? If so, were you able to
work around it? Here's the traceback (below). Interestingly, if I
change ports to t
