Question

Hello everybody. Today, i want to start the notification. But if i start the srcipt, there is an error. The error:

Can't locate setlib.cfg in @INC (@INC contains: /var/www/twiki/bin /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i586-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at mailnotify line 28.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at mailnotify line 29.

Before i started the script, i use the hint from mailnotify (perl -I ...). But it doesn't work.

Don't hesitate, if there is an idea for this problem.

Environment

-- MichaelWeber - 14 Nov 2006

Answer

It looks like you are mixing a Cairo script (bin/mailnotify) with TWiki 4 libraries, which cannot work. Please use the tools/mailnotify script. See docs in MailerContrib.

-- PeterThoeny - 01 Dec 2006

Hello Peter,

i have already installed the latest version of Dakar (4.4.0.5). I got thís error, when i want to start the mailnotify-script (lying in the tools directory) or i start it with a cron-job.

-- MichaelWeber - 04 Dec 2006

Good morning,

i'm using the instruction, in order to use the mail notification, but it doesn't work.

-- MichaelWeber - 06 Dec 2006

The message "Can't locate setlib.cfg" is an indication that mailnotify is not aware of the twiki/bin directory. Try this:

cd /var/www/twiki/tools
perl -I /var/www/twiki/bin mailnotify

(fix the path to your twiki/bin accordingly.)

Check also the file permissions of /var/www/twiki/bin/setlib.cfg, it must be readable by your webserver user and the logged in user.

-- PeterThoeny - 06 Dec 2006

Hi Peter,

thx for the early reply.

-- MichaelWeber - 07 Dec 2006

Hi! I'm having problems with mailnotify. I have fixed the path so the script runs . I used perl -I /twiki/bin /twiki/tools/mailnotify. As I said the sript run well, but it doesn't send any mail. I don't recive any mail it only prints:

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Please any help, beacuse I do need this mail notification to work

-- FernandoOtono - 20 Aug 2008

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-- PeterThoeny - 23 Aug 2008

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