Author: vfpmcp@mbsoftwaresolutions.com
Posted: 2004-06-03 14:01:52 Link
Works fine from our PCs but not the client. The message returned from blat is:
Error: cannot connect to server (timed out if winsock.dll error 10060)
Error: not a socket
Is this a firewall issue? What must be done at that site to allow this to work?
TIA!
--Michael
Author: Gene Vital
Posted: 2004-06-03 14:31:20 Link
Is there a firewall on the machine ?
Is the mail server internal or through there ISP over the internet ?
If they are able to send and receive via another program like 'Outlook'
then it probably isn't a firewall issue
Can you ping the mailserver from the PC ?
To test what ports are open on the PC you could Google for NMAPNT
it works pretty well, or, if you have access to a Linux box :) on the
network
you could check to see if NMAP is installed and use that.
vfpmcp@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
>Works fine from our PCs but not the client. The message returned from blat is:
>
>Error: cannot connect to server (timed out if winsock.dll error 10060)
>Error: not a socket
>
>Is this a firewall issue? What must be done at that site to allow this to work?
>
>TIA!
>--Michael
>
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Author: Richard Kaye
Posted: 2004-06-03 15:06:48 Link
You can also try telneting to the mail server on port 25 from the box
that is failing to connect. That should tell you if the SMTP port is
inaccessible or not.
Gene Vital wrote:
> Is there a firewall on the machine ?
> Is the mail server internal or through there ISP over the internet ?
> If they are able to send and receive via another program like 'Outlook'
> then it probably isn't a firewall issue
> Can you ping the mailserver from the PC ?
>
> To test what ports are open on the PC you could Google for NMAPNT
> it works pretty well, or, if you have access to a Linux box :) on the
> network
> you could check to see if NMAP is installed and use that.
>
>
> vfpmcp@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
>
>> Works fine from our PCs but not the client. The message returned
>> from blat is:
>>
>> Error: cannot connect to server (timed out if winsock.dll error 10060)
>> Error: not a socket
>>
>> Is this a firewall issue? What must be done at that site to allow
>> this to work?
>>
>> TIA!
>> --Michael
>>
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I have been successfully using CDO to send emails from within an app using a
Gmail account I set up for the purpose. I decided to use Blat instead after
all the comments here about how good it is :-). If I use my personal email
account parameters it works fine but as soon as I change it to the Gmail
parameters (which work with CDO) I get an error message 'File name (message
text) not given" OR "Bad argument given'
The code section setting out the parameters is:
*&* Create an object to use to hold the email parameters
loParam = CREATEOBJECT('custom')
*&* Add and populate the properties
WITH loParam
*&* From Address
.ADDPROPERTY('cFromAddress', 'myaccount@gmail.com')
*&* To Address - separate addresses with commas
.ADDPROPERTY('cTo', 'john@wessexcomputers.co.uk')
*&* CC Address - separate addresses with commas
.ADDPROPERTY('cCC', '')
*&* BCC Address - separate addresses with commas
.ADDPROPERTY('cBCC', 'john@wessexcomputers.co.uk')
*&* Subject
.ADDPROPERTY('cSubject', 'Test')
*&* Body
.ADDPROPERTY('cBody', 'test')
*&* HTML format
.AddProperty('lHTMLFormat', .F.) && set to plain text,
change to .T. to send HTML
*&* SMTP Server
.ADDPROPERTY('cSMTPServer', "smtp.gmail.com")
*&* Port
.AddProperty('nPort', 465)
*&* User name
.AddProperty('cUserName', 'myaccount@gmail.com') && SMTP
user name
*&* Password
.AddProperty('cPassword', 'mypassword') && SMTP password
*&* Attachments
*!* .ADDPROPERTY('aAttachment[1]', '')
*!* .aAttachment[1] = ThisForm.NewsLoc
*&* Priority
.AddProperty('nPriority', 0) && 1 = high, 0 =low
ENDWITH
I can send and receive from the Gmail account normally.
Any help gratefully received!
TIA
John Weller
01380 723235
07976 393631
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Blat is a great choice to send email via SMTP. However, the mail server
you're trying to reach needs to be able to speak the same set of protocols.
I recall a while ago Google Mail was trouble, as I needed to set up some
sort of certificate to exchange with the server to establish an encrypted
connection. Looking over topics in the Blat Google Group, this doesn't seem
to be the case any more. Google Mail is no doubt the target of Billions of
spam attempts each day, so it's understandable they would make access a
little challenging.
The fact that it works with your credentials but fails with the other set
of credentials is a great clue. I have run into trouble with Blat failing
to properly parse a command line, where a single missing space (or
additional one!) would cause it to fail. You might want to try turning on
the log and seeing what you are sending and the responses you are getting
to see if that provides more ideas. See:
http://www.blat.net/examples/log.html
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:42 AM, John Weller <john@johnweller.co.uk> wrote:
> I have been successfully using CDO to send emails from within an app using
> a
> Gmail account I set up for the purpose. I decided to use Blat instead
> after
> all the comments here about how good it is :-). If I use my personal email
> account parameters it works fine but as soon as I change it to the Gmail
> parameters (which work with CDO) I get an error message 'File name (message
> text) not given" OR "Bad argument given'
>
> The code section setting out the parameters is:
>
> *&* Create an object to use to hold the email parameters
> loParam = CREATEOBJECT('custom')
>
> *&* Add and populate the properties
> WITH loParam
> *&* From Address
> .ADDPROPERTY('cFromAddress', 'myaccount@gmail.com')
> *&* To Address - separate addresses with commas
> .ADDPROPERTY('cTo', 'john@wessexcomputers.co.uk')
> *&* CC Address - separate addresses with commas
> .ADDPROPERTY('cCC', '')
> *&* BCC Address - separate addresses with commas
> .ADDPROPERTY('cBCC', 'john@wessexcomputers.co.uk')
> *&* Subject
> .ADDPROPERTY('cSubject', 'Test')
> *&* Body
> .ADDPROPERTY('cBody', 'test')
> *&* HTML format
> .AddProperty('lHTMLFormat', .F.) && set to plain text,
> change to .T. to send HTML
> *&* SMTP Server
> .ADDPROPERTY('cSMTPServer', "smtp.gmail.com")
> *&* Port
> .AddProperty('nPort', 465)
> *&* User name
> .AddProperty('cUserName', 'myaccount@gmail.com') && SMTP
> user name
> *&* Password
> .AddProperty('cPassword', 'mypassword') && SMTP password
> *&* Attachments
> *!* .ADDPROPERTY('aAttachment[1]', '')
> *!* .aAttachment[1] = ThisForm.NewsLoc
> *&* Priority
> .AddProperty('nPriority', 0) && 1 = high, 0 =low
> ENDWITH
>
> I can send and receive from the Gmail account normally.
>
> Any help gratefully received!
>
> TIA
>
> John Weller
> 01380 723235
> 07976 393631
>
>
>
>
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Hi Ted,
Thanks for your invaluable (as always) help. The problem appears to be with
Gmail and Blat; using Gmail and CDO the same account details are working
well and using my account and Blat all is well. The log results are:
2013.07.15 15:01:20 (Mon)------------Start of Session-----------------
Blat v3.1.1 (build : Feb 27 2013 20:04:29)
32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode
Error: Wait a bit (possible timeout).
*** Error *** SMTP server error
Error: Not a socket.
Error: Not a socket.
2013.07.15 15:01:50 (Mon)-------------End of Session------------------
I have to confess I've never kept up with a lot of this technology and the
message 'Not a socket' is meaningless to me.
John Weller
01380 723235
07976 393631
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted
> Roche
> Sent: 15 July 2013 14:26
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: Re: Blat Problem
>
> Blat is a great choice to send email via SMTP. However, the mail server
you're
> trying to reach needs to be able to speak the same set of protocols.
> I recall a while ago Google Mail was trouble, as I needed to set up some
sort
> of certificate to exchange with the server to establish an encrypted
> connection. Looking over topics in the Blat Google Group, this doesn't
seem
> to be the case any more. Google Mail is no doubt the target of Billions of
> spam attempts each day, so it's understandable they would make access a
> little challenging.
>
> The fact that it works with your credentials but fails with the other set
of
> credentials is a great clue. I have run into trouble with Blat failing to
properly
> parse a command line, where a single missing space (or additional one!)
> would cause it to fail. You might want to try turning on the log and
seeing
> what you are sending and the responses you are getting to see if that
> provides more ideas. See:
> http://www.blat.net/examples/log.html
>
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John,
You were obviously not a fan of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" or you would inderstand.. lol
Dave
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Sent: 15 July 2013 15:41
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: RE: Blat Problem
Hi Ted,
Thanks for your invaluable (as always) help. The problem appears to be with Gmail and Blat; using Gmail and CDO the same account details are working well and using my account and Blat all is well. The log results are:
2013.07.15 15:01:20 (Mon)------------Start of Session----------------- Blat v3.1.1 (build : Feb 27 2013 20:04:29) 32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode
Error: Wait a bit (possible timeout).
*** Error *** SMTP server error
Error: Not a socket.
Error: Not a socket.
2013.07.15 15:01:50 (Mon)-------------End of Session------------------
I have to confess I've never kept up with a lot of this technology and the message 'Not a socket' is meaningless to me.
John Weller
01380 723235
07976 393631
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of
> Ted Roche
> Sent: 15 July 2013 14:26
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: Re: Blat Problem
>
> Blat is a great choice to send email via SMTP. However, the mail
> server
you're
> trying to reach needs to be able to speak the same set of protocols.
> I recall a while ago Google Mail was trouble, as I needed to set up
> some
sort
> of certificate to exchange with the server to establish an encrypted
> connection. Looking over topics in the Blat Google Group, this doesn't
seem
> to be the case any more. Google Mail is no doubt the target of
> Billions of spam attempts each day, so it's understandable they would
> make access a little challenging.
>
> The fact that it works with your credentials but fails with the other
> set
of
> credentials is a great clue. I have run into trouble with Blat failing
> to
properly
> parse a command line, where a single missing space (or additional
> one!) would cause it to fail. You might want to try turning on the log
> and
seeing
> what you are sending and the responses you are getting to see if that
> provides more ideas. See:
> http://www.blat.net/examples/log.html
>
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Hi Dave,
Sorry, never watched it. Visualise a puzzled expression :-)
John
John Weller
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> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of
> Dave Crozier
> Sent: 15 July 2013 15:47
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: RE: Blat Problem
>
> John,
> You were obviously not a fan of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" or you would
> inderstand.. lol
>
> Dave
>
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They had a saying on there "Sock it to me...." which inevitably ended up with the speaker being covered in water!
Sorry about the poor attempt at humour!
Dave
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Sent: 15 July 2013 15:55
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: RE: Blat Problem
Hi Dave,
Sorry, never watched it. Visualise a puzzled expression :-)
John
John Weller
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07976 393631
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> Dave Crozier
> Sent: 15 July 2013 15:47
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: RE: Blat Problem
>
> John,
> You were obviously not a fan of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" or you
> would inderstand.. lol
>
> Dave
>
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Verrrry interesting....
John, a little Google-fu seems to indicate that iuf you want to use SSL SMTP wth blat you need to add another tool to the toolkit. Here's one example:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.mail.blat/10184
--
rk
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Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 10:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Blat Problem
They had a saying on there "Sock it to me...." which inevitably ended up with the speaker being covered in water!
Sorry about the poor attempt at humour!
Dave
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Subject: RE: Blat Problem
Hi Dave,
Sorry, never watched it. Visualise a puzzled expression :-)
John
John Weller
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07976 393631
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of
> Dave Crozier
> Sent: 15 July 2013 15:47
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: RE: Blat Problem
>
> John,
> You were obviously not a fan of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" or you
> would inderstand.. lol
>
> Dave
>
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