From: itsme213 <itsme213@...>
Date: 2005-11-23T10:02:24+09:00
Subject: net/smtp question

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).

  user  : is this the User Name from the Outlook account?

  secret : is this the Password from the Outlok account?

  authtype : my Outlook account has "requires authentication" OFF

Thanks!



require 'net/smtp'

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

Net::SMTP.start('my.smtp.server,25,'my.cable.provider','my.user.name,
 'password,:plain) do |smtp|
  # smtp.send_message msg, 'desmond.dsouza@kinetium.com', 
['dedoig213@hotmail.com']
 end


C:experiments> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:586:in `auth_login': 535 
authorization failed (#5.7.0) (Net::SMTPAuthenticationError)
 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:571:in `__send__'
 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:571:in `authenticate'
 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:411:in `do_start'
 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start'
 from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start'
 from C:/des/desktop/methods/experiments/smtp.rb:5
Process ruby exited with code 1