[Koha] Configuring smtp mail server to work with Koha

[Javed Sahil]

Hi Pedro,

  I am facing a problem with koha notifications similar to that you had
been facing in the past, your message details at the end of this email.

When I use following commands.

1.    koha-shell library
2.    export PERL5LIB="/usr/share/koha/lib"
3.    export KOHA_CONF="/etc/koha/sites/library/koha-conf.xml"
4.    cd /usr/share/koha/bin/cronjobs

above all go fine, but when i use following command:

5.    ./process_message_queue.pl

this error message appears:

connect to localhost failed (Connection refused)
connect to localhost failed
connect to localhost failed (Connection refused) no (more) retries!
 at ./process_message_queue.pl line 66.


Then in patron accounts, email status changes to "failed".

Help Plz.

Below is your problem detail.

Hello,

I have solved the problem:
Sendmail.pm needs to have smtp => 'localhost' and port => 25 and the e-mail
notifications are now working.

Thank you,

Pedro Amorim

2015-10-30 14:23 GMT-01:00 Pedro Amorim <pjamorim91 at gmail.com>:

> Hello Galen,
>
> Thank you for your reply.
> I have changed the Sendmail.pm file to point to smtp.gmail.com instead of
> localhost and am now receiving these errors:
>
> # koha-foreach --enabled --email /usr/share/koha/bin/cronjobs/
> process_message_queue.pl -v
> koha: sending email message to patron: Admin at
> /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Letters.pm line 937.
> koha: MAIL FROM: error (530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first.
> uj4sm7521289wjc.34 - gsmtp
> koha: )
> koha: Server said: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first.
> uj4sm7521289wjc.34 - gsmtp
> koha:  at /usr/share/koha/bin/cronjobs/process_message_queue.pl line 66
>
> I do not know much about configuring mail servers, should I keep the
> Sendmail.pm file pointing to localhost and postfix takes care of the
> redirecting?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Pedro Amorim

-- 
Regards,

Javed Shoukat

Management Trainee Officer (MTO)
Lahore University of
Management Sciences (LUMS),
Lahore.

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