[ python-Bugs-913698 ] smtplib module : fatal error with unresolved hostname

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Bugs item #913698, was opened at 2004-03-10 21:49
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Zarro (chaica)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: smtplib module : fatal error with unresolved hostname

Initial Comment:
I checked in the last cvs and the bug wasn't corriged.

if your hostname can't be resolved, so the module will
panic and raise a socket.gaierror in line 254:

addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())

>>> import socket
>>> socket.gethostname()
'desktop'
>>> socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
socket.gaierror: (-2, &#039;Name or service not known&#039;)

To correct, catch the exception and give a generic
value for self.local_hostname, for example localhost
127.0.0.1

try:
    addr = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
    self.local_hostname = &#039;[%s]&#039; % addr
except socket.gaierror, msg:
    self.local_hostname = &#039;[%s]&#039; % &#039;127.0.0.1&#039;

Keep me tuned,
chaica at ohmytux.com


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