Problems with PM function

Qman4x4 · Post by **Qman4x4** » Thu May 05, 2005 3:22 am

Iam getting this message;

Ran into problems sending Mail. Response: 503 RCPT first (#5.5.1)

DEBUG MODE

Line : 184
File :/bbs.legacycentral.org/includes/smtp.php

What is the problem?

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu May 05, 2005 3:43 pm

hmmm....works for me, and your account looks good.

Try it again.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu May 05, 2005 3:47 pm

It sounds like the problem has to do with notifying the recipient that he's gotten a PM.

So, first of all, the PM may have actually gotten through despite the error, assuming phpBB adds the PM to the database prior to sending the notification.

And second of all, it kind of looks like maybe phpBB is implementing SMTP wrong or something? You're supposed to send the "RCPT TO" command only after both the "HELO" and "MAIL FROM" commands, and only after that send the "DATA" command. Maybe phpBB is doing it out of order or omitting HELO. Most mail servers are pretty forgiving, though, but maybe this person you're PMing has a mail server that isn't?

Post by **DLC** » Thu May 05, 2005 5:02 pm

This is a new one. Perhaps it was a hiccup in the mail server or something.

Qman4x4 · Post by **Qman4x4** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:20 pm

I just tried again. Same error code. I need to reply to stant093. He is wanting a set of struts that I have for sale. Can one of you PM him and let him know to email me @ Qman4x4@direcway.com ?

Thanks for the assistance.

Ken

Qman4x4 · Post by **Qman4x4** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:26 pm

OK, just did a test by sending Josh a PM. It appears to have gone through without a hitch. A message I sent to stant093 last night got sent 5 times. It appears to be an issue with his acct and not mine.

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:29 pm

This is stant093's email address in the system: insertactualemailaddress

no wonder the board's freaking out

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:30 pm

Hehehehe... That still shouldn't happen, though, since phpBB should either realize it shouldn't try to contact a mail server at all, or it should try and fail gracefully.

I just sent him an email... hopefully he'll email you soon, Ken.

Qman4x4 · Post by **Qman4x4** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:34 pm

Thanks a bunch guys!!

Post by **DLC** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:25 pm

Hahaha

I constantly get emails back from hotmail, aol, yahoo and any number of ISPs about undeliverable mail. This happens when people, like stan, or azn2nr put in email addresses that aren't valid.

I've changed a few people's addresses to prompt them to fix it, with obviously unintended consequences.

Perhaps an @insertfakedomain.name would help

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Mon May 09, 2005 11:01 pm

I just got this error message when posting a reply to a thread (this one). I guess one of the subscribers to the thread doesn't have a valid email address...

The posting did appear to go through though.

stant093 · Post by **stant093** » Mon May 09, 2005 11:41 pm

Im not sure how my email address was changed, its been the same for atleats 5 maybe 6 months.....weird, i edited it and put the correct one in....

Qman, shoot me a pm so i know the one i sent ya today made it to ya

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Problems with PM function

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