[horde] [SOLVED] Error connecting to smtp server

[Gary]

Quoting XG41 <witscher at gmail.com>:

> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:07:36 -0600
> Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> wrote:
>
>> Quoting XG41 <witscher at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > After upgrading imp 6.1.4 I am unable to send email. I get this
>> > error message. I haven't changed anything other than to upgrade all
>> > upgradable packages. Using Ubuntu LTS.
>> >
>> > I seem to recall someone mentioning a similar problem but can't seem
>> > to find the message. Has anyone else had this issue? Any help would
>> > be appreciated.
>> >
>> >
>> > 2013-08-28T05:11:00+00:00 ERR: HORDE [imp] Error connecting to SMTP
>> > server. [0] php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or
>> > service not known [pid 13963 on line 1064 of
>> > "/var/www/horde/imp/lib/Compose.php"]
>>
>> I would double check your SMTP host settings.  Or temporarily convert
>> your SMTP host to an IP address (maybe a DNS resolving issue?).
>>
>> michael
>>
> Thanks for the suggestions, Michael. I'm using smtp.gmail.com for  
> smtp, have been for as long as I've been using horde. The settings  
> haven't changed, and I'm still getting the same error.
>
> Am I supposed to install horde_smtp, never have before?
>
> Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Gary
> --

I had to change my smtp settings. I used to use ssl://smtp.gmail.com  
on port 465. That no longer works.  I removed the ssl:// part, using  
smtp.gmail.com and use port 578. That works.

Just a bit of trial and error. Thanks again for the help.

Gary

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