Re: OT: Sendmail

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texte = Also add &saveonsuccess=T&saveonfail=T This may give you some idea if the file is getting to the mailserver or not. Stuart Tremain idfk web developments, sydney, australia On 26 May 2005, at 1:49 AM, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > So the problem sounds like it is between the webcatalog emailer and > your email server. Does your email server continue to send email from > other sources? Is it still responsive? > > If so, I recall an issue about webcatalog choking on certain emails > and causing the server to stop sending. I think in newer versions of > webcat, the problem emails are pushed to a folder. What version of > webcat do you have? > > Here are few tests I'd run. Try a stripped down email. If that goes > through, then the HTML email seems like the culprit. These email > files are strange beasts and I would review the code you use to make > sure the line endings are right. Also, check permissions. That can > cause weird problems too. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erol Guneri > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 16:20:55 +0100 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail > > Sorry, I meant that Ken was right that I was missing the code. > However my > mail server still crashes. The mail server is a seperate server and > you can > still ssh and web admin the server, it just stops sending and receiving > mail. > > I have checked the logs, but there are no errors. > > I don't think it is a connection problem between my server and the mail > server, as when the page is called from a PC or Mac OS 9 machine it > works > fine, just Mac OS X. > > Erol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail > > >> Do you mean it crashed after you added the code Ken suggested or >> you're >> surprised that it crashed at all? When you say crashed, do you mean >> that >> it became unresponsive? Could you still SSH to the server? >> >> What server crashed? httpd, sendmail, webcatalog? I'd review the >> server >> logs to see where the error is. That should give you some more >> information about where the process is ending. >> >> The way I understand things, webcatalog writes a file, sendmail >> (another >> webcatalog program) uses the file to send out an email to your mail >> server. If you can figure out whether the file is written properly, >> that >> moves you on to the connection between your server and the mailserver. >> >> Bill >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erol Guneri >> Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:33:50 +0100 >> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail >> >> Hi Ken, >> >> You were right. I added it in after the tag, but it still >> crashed >> the server. Is it a Mac OS X issue? >> >> Erol >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kenneth Grome" >> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:32 AM >> Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail >> >> >>> I think you're supposed to have a "--this_is_the_boundary--" string >>> at >>> the >>> end of the email message, aren't you? I don't see it in your >>> example ... >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Kenneth Grome >>> www.kengrome.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 25, 2005, at 17:06, Erol Guneri wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Hopefully someone can help me with this sendmail problem. I am >>>> using >>>> sendmail to send out an email with a link. This works fine on a PC >>>> and >>>> Mac OS9, but when using Mac OS X (Tiger), it crashes our mail >>>> server! >>>> The code is: >>>> >>>> [SendMail to=[cust_email]&from=[salesemail]&subject=Image Delivery - >>>> [filename]&MIME-Version=1.0&Content-Type=multipart/alternative; >>>> charset=us-ascii;boundary=this_is_the_boundary&Content-Transfer- >>>> Encoding=7bit] >>>> --this_is_the_boundary >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit[unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> plain text stuff >>>> [unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> --this_is_the_boundary >>>> Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii >>>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit[unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> >>>> >>>> Image Delivery >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>

>>>> >>>> Dear [cname],

>>>> [cedit] >>>> To download your image, click >>>> here. >>>>

>>>> Thanks >>>>

>>>> [salesname] >>>> >>>>

>>>>

>>>> Terms and Conditions:
>>>> All orders are subject to Terms and Conditions of Sale. To view >>>> a copy, >>> class="blue">click here for a pdf version. >>>>

>>>> >>>> >>>> [/Sendmail] >>>> >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Erol >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: OT: Sendmail ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  2. Re: OT: Sendmail ( devaulw@onebox.com 2005)
  3. Re: OT: Sendmail ( "Erol Guneri" 2005)
  4. Re: OT: Sendmail ( devaulw@onebox.com 2005)
  5. Re: OT: Sendmail ( "Erol Guneri" 2005)
  6. Re: OT: Sendmail ( Kenneth Grome 2005)
  7. OT: Sendmail ( "Erol Guneri" 2005)
Also add &saveonsuccess=T&saveonfail=T This may give you some idea if the file is getting to the mailserver or not. Stuart Tremain idfk web developments, sydney, australia On 26 May 2005, at 1:49 AM, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > So the problem sounds like it is between the webcatalog emailer and > your email server. Does your email server continue to send email from > other sources? Is it still responsive? > > If so, I recall an issue about webcatalog choking on certain emails > and causing the server to stop sending. I think in newer versions of > webcat, the problem emails are pushed to a folder. What version of > webcat do you have? > > Here are few tests I'd run. Try a stripped down email. If that goes > through, then the HTML email seems like the culprit. These email > files are strange beasts and I would review the code you use to make > sure the line endings are right. Also, check permissions. That can > cause weird problems too. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erol Guneri > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 16:20:55 +0100 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail > > Sorry, I meant that Ken was right that I was missing the code. > However my > mail server still crashes. The mail server is a seperate server and > you can > still ssh and web admin the server, it just stops sending and receiving > mail. > > I have checked the logs, but there are no errors. > > I don't think it is a connection problem between my server and the mail > server, as when the page is called from a PC or Mac OS 9 machine it > works > fine, just Mac OS X. > > Erol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail > > >> Do you mean it crashed after you added the code Ken suggested or >> you're >> surprised that it crashed at all? When you say crashed, do you mean >> that >> it became unresponsive? Could you still SSH to the server? >> >> What server crashed? httpd, sendmail, webcatalog? I'd review the >> server >> logs to see where the error is. That should give you some more >> information about where the process is ending. >> >> The way I understand things, webcatalog writes a file, sendmail >> (another >> webcatalog program) uses the file to send out an email to your mail >> server. If you can figure out whether the file is written properly, >> that >> moves you on to the connection between your server and the mailserver. >> >> Bill >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erol Guneri >> Sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:33:50 +0100 >> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail >> >> Hi Ken, >> >> You were right. I added it in after the tag, but it still >> crashed >> the server. Is it a Mac OS X issue? >> >> Erol >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kenneth Grome" >> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:32 AM >> Subject: Re: OT: Sendmail >> >> >>> I think you're supposed to have a "--this_is_the_boundary--" string >>> at >>> the >>> end of the email message, aren't you? I don't see it in your >>> example ... >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Kenneth Grome >>> www.kengrome.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 25, 2005, at 17:06, Erol Guneri wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Hopefully someone can help me with this sendmail problem. I am >>>> using >>>> sendmail to send out an email with a link. This works fine on a PC >>>> and >>>> Mac OS9, but when using Mac OS X (Tiger), it crashes our mail >>>> server! >>>> The code is: >>>> >>>> [SendMail to=[cust_email]&from=[salesemail]&subject=Image Delivery - >>>> [filename]&MIME-Version=1.0&Content-Type=multipart/alternative; >>>> charset=us-ascii;boundary=this_is_the_boundary&Content-Transfer- >>>> Encoding=7bit] >>>> --this_is_the_boundary >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit[unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> plain text stuff >>>> [unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> --this_is_the_boundary >>>> Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii >>>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit[unurl]%0D%0A[/unurl] >>>> >>>> >>>> Image Delivery >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>

>>>> >>>> Dear [cname],

>>>> [cedit] >>>> To download your image, [cart]">click >>>> here. >>>>

>>>> Thanks >>>>

>>>> [salesname] >>>> >>>>

>>>>

>>>> Terms and Conditions:
>>>> All orders are subject to Terms and Conditions of Sale. To view >>>> a copy, >>> class="blue">click here for a pdf version. >>>>

>>>> >>>> >>>> [/Sendmail] >>>> >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Erol >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Stuart Tremain

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