From: Greg Brondo <greg@...>
Date: 2004-03-19T07:14:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Socket error

gabriele renzi wrote:

> il Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:59:17 GMT, Greg Brondo <greg@brondo.com> ha
> scritto::
> 
>>I try to run this code:
>>
>>  pop = Net::POP3.start("mta.algx.net","myname","mypass") { |pop| }
>>
>>And I get this error:
>>
>>SocketError: getaddrinfo: servname not supported for ai_socktype.
>>
>>Any ideas?  I'm running 1.8.1 on Windows XP (via RubyInstaller)
> 
> it seem you'0re missing thye port parameter.
> 
> I believe that it is:
> POP3.start( address, port = nil, account = nil, password = nil, isapop
> = false ) {|pop| ...}
> 
> so:
> pop= Net::POP3.start("mta.algx.net",110,"myname","mypass")
> 
> could work

Ok....I fell goofy...I should read the docs a *little* better...Thanks!

Greg B.