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Bug: Net::SMTP code fails when it cannot connect to mail host

The Net.pm module's Net::SMTP code fails when it cannot connect to a mail host (e.g. because an Internet link is down).

Test case

  1. Set mail host to something invalid, when using Net::SMTP
  2. Try to register as a new user
  3. You get an error saying that the $smtp variable was undefined, causing a method to fail.

Environment

TWiki version: Dec2001
TWiki plugins:  
Server OS: Windows 2000
Web server: Apache 1.3
Perl version: Cygwin perl 5.6.1
Client OS:  
Web Browser:  

-- RichardDonkin - 07 Mar 2002

Follow up

Fixed.

Fix record

See the attached patch for Net.pm, this generates a reasonable error message in this case.

-- RichardDonkin - 07 Mar 2002

Committed to CVS for TWikiAlphaRelease

-- RichardDonkin - 19 Mar 2002


Category: TWikiPatches
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Unknown file formatpatch email-host-down.patch r1 manage 1.2 K 2002-03-07 - 10:54 UnknownUser Patch for Net.pm
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