smtp debugging methods

Tim Roberts timr at probo.com
Sat Sep 15 02:05:40 EDT 2007


Sean Nakasone <seannakasone at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>I'm having trouble with sending smtp mail.  It's hanging after the 
>smtplib.SMTP() line. It doesn't works from home but not from work.  What's 
>the best way to debug this?

It's quite possible that your network at work has a firewall blocking these
ports.  Many employers allow outgoing connections only on ports 25, 80, and
443.
-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.



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