[Koha] Issues with sending emails in Koha

[Hilton Gibson]

Hi

I use postfix to deliver email. See:
http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/KOHA#Step_2_-_Setup_system_email_delivery



On 20 August 2013 21:09, Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>
> I have explored this issue more and it seems it is a problem with ssmtp
> which I could not figure out. I am back to Exim which I have used several
> times in the past with success (though it seems as an overkill just to send
> emails to a smart host), and I can send emails out from the server now.
>
> I have a related question though, where can i change the wordings of the
> information informing the user to verify her accounts after self
> registration in the OPAC? I want to notify the user to possibly check their
> spam folder before concluding the email did not get through to them.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Olugbenga Adara
>
>
> Skype: gbengaadara
> Blog: http://gbengaadara.blogspot.com
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara at yahoo.com>
> > To: "koha at lists.katipo.co.nz" <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 2:54:37 PM
> > Subject: [Koha] Issues with sending emails in Koha
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Good day.
> >
> >
> > I am trying to get a Koha instance to send email. I am using Koha 3.12.3
> using
> > package install on wheezy. I am using ssmtp as the MTA
> >
> > I can send emails successfully from the command line
> > I have enabled the instance to send email
> > I can see cron is processing the message queue
> >
> > I get emails from cron daemon telling me why the message queue cant be
> > processed. The error is as follows
> >
> >
> > instance_name: connect to localhost failed (Connection refused)
> > instance_name: connect to localhost failed
> > instance_name: connect to localhost failed (Connection refused) no (more)
> > retries!
> > instance_name:  at /usr/share/koha/bin/cronjobs/process_message_queue.plline 63
> > Any help to solve this issue is appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > Olugbenga Adara
> >
> >
> > Skype: gbengaadara
> > Blog: http://gbengaadara.blogspot.com
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> > Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gbengaadara
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