how should email be configured to overcome "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/askbot/utils/mail.py TIME: 2011-02-15 15:10:25,261 MSG: mail.py:send_mail:48 please run connect() first"?
 
   
  
 
 
I am getting this error in my askbot.log "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/askbot/utils/mail.py TIME: 2011-02-15 15:10:25,261 MSG: mail.py:send_mail:48 please run connect() first"
 
I'm running django 1.1.2 on Maverick.  
 
I have the following email settings:
{{{
 
mail server settings
 
SERVER_EMAIL = 'root@answers.ros.org'
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'root@answers.ros.org'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = ''
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = ''
EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = ''
EMAIL_HOST='localhost'
EMAIL_PORT='25'
EMAIL_USE_TLS=False
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
}}}
 
 
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Your settings look right, but the mail server must be running and accept those credentials.

Sorry, I am not an expert in mailserver configuration - hope that someone else helps.

My settings are as follows:

    SERVER_EMAIL = ''
    DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'askbot@askbot.org'
    EMAIL_HOST_USER = ''
    EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = ''
    EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = '[ASKBOT] '
    EMAIL_HOST='askbot.org'
    EMAIL_PORT='25'
    EMAIL_USE_TLS=False
    EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'

But I might have missed something, the difference I see with your settings is that you have "localhost" and I have domain name in the `EMAIL_HOST` setting.
 
 
 Evgeny's avatar Evgeny (14 years ago)   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 

        btw - there is a code formatting button in the editor toolbar. Something you'll probably need to teach your users about too.
      
 
 Evgeny's avatar Evgeny (14 years ago)   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 

        A couple of questions: When do you get this error - at what operation on the forum? Do you see error 500 screen or on-screen debug traceback - or is it part of the error log file?
      
 
 Evgeny's avatar Evgeny (14 years ago)   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 

        Changing the last line to match fixed it.  Thanks
      
 
 tfoote's avatar tfoote (14 years ago)   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 

        Ooopss, sorry the last line I had is a mistake!
      
 
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