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Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159696]

Wed, 17 June 2009 00:02

rflores
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Hi all,

Thanks for all your effort developping this free software.

I'm testing this forum to possibly using it for interfacing mailing list of an association in which I involve. But I still have problem with mail settings. I'm not at ease with mail server, sysadmin and so on...

If I've well understood, FudForum already contains a built-in email client what would permit to send emails easily. I have "Use SMTP To Send E-mail" switched on ("Yes" answer) for I can authenticate my account on Gmail.

In order to identify my gmail account, I put following settings:

SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Server Port: 587
SMTP Server Login: mylogin(at)gmail(dot)com
SMTP Server Login: mypassword
Administrator E-mail: mylogin(at)gmail(dot)com
Notify E-mail: mylogin(at)gmail(dot)com

But, while the forum is expecting to send an e-mail, nothing is received into my gmail account.

For exemple, with a new registered user, when I click on this link [1] for sending a new mail with account confirmation, in my web browser, I get this type of error message :
OC: Invalid SMTP return code: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 28sm340824eye.36

How correct configuration for mail can effectively be sended by gmail ?

Other thing if gmail can't be used, I've installed a POSTFIX mta on my computer, but in this case, what are the kind of settings to set as in previous SMTP settings ?

For information :
FUDforum: 2.8.1
PHP: 5.2.6-3ubuntu4.1
Database: mysql
DB version: 5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2

Thanks a lot for your help.

Raph.

[1]

http//localhost/FUDforum2/index.php?t=reset&email=mylogin(at)gmail(dot)com&S=6ae238e1a97e3a6fa5c676c59a339a68

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Re: Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159702 is a reply to message #159696]

Wed, 17 June 2009 09:55

naudefj

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FUDforum doesn't support SMTP TLS/SSL connections yet. I will write a patch to add it later today.

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Re: Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159703 is a reply to message #159702]

Wed, 17 June 2009 11:22

naudefj

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Apply this patch - http://cvs.prohost.org/c/index.cgi/FUDforum/chngview?cn=11941

When done, rebuild your theme and test again.

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Re: Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159705 is a reply to message #159696]

Wed, 17 June 2009 18:54

rflores
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Hi naudefj.

Thanks a lot for your reactivity ! It's a really pleasure to see such voluntarism. Wink

So, I've upgraded the forum following steps described at this page : cvs.prohost.org/index.php/Upgrading

Note, I had to make a symbolic link from my /usr/bin/php5 to /usr/local/bin/php for the archive created not be corrupted at upgrading step. If I modified the create_file_list script (note it is precised to modify upgrade.php script in the linked page, to be corrected Wink

, I got a 11M corrupted archive file.

Finally, the upgrade correctly occurs, but next message has been showed at the end of log :

Missing Message entry index_url_redirection inside i18n/french/msg

For complete log, look at uploaded file.

Well, the test mail has been correctly sent with TLS. Thanks a lot for all ! Smile

Attachment: log.zip
(Size: 1.06KB, Downloaded 1131 times)

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Re: Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159706 is a reply to message #159705]

Wed, 17 June 2009 19:03

naudefj

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I'm glad the TLS mail patch is working well.

Can you please start separate topics for the rest of your problems (one problem per topic)?

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Re: Mail function troobleshootings for Gmail account and SMTP [message #159721 is a reply to message #159696]

Wed, 17 June 2009 22:35

rflores
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Hi,

It seems there is still a problem with mailing from FUDforum.

I've tried to create a new member, and at validation of the subscription, I've received a text like the one following :

OC: Invalid SMTP return code: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 23sm56439eya.59

OC: Invalid SMTP return code: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 24sm240640eyx.23

The same error message appears each time the forum send a mail to a user :
- creation of an account;
- new topic (or message) when synchronisation with mailing list is enabled (FUDforum to send a mail to the mailing list);
- when a new user who does not have validate his account try to get a new confirmation mail (by following this kind of link : http://localhost/FUDforum2/index.php?t=reset&email=mylogin(at)gmail(dot)com&am p;am p;S=e955e76790cbbcc273b67948ba6ed009)
- etc.

Does the TLS/SSL connection has been released for ALL mails sent by FUDforum ?

Indeed the only time the mail function works well is for Mass mailing from User Management in Administration panel.

[Updated on: Wed, 17 June 2009 22:37]

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