[Tutor] Sending e-mail msg

[URBAN LANDREMAN]

I'm trying to set up a routine to send customized e-mail messages from 
records in a database.
My first step is trying to send one simple e-mail message.  After I get that 
figured out, I can move on to step 2.

Unfortunately, when I try the example code in the tutorials for sending 
e-mail, I get error messages which I am unsure how to interpret.

The code I use is:
import smtplib

fromaddr = "urban.landreman at co.hennepin.mn.us"
toaddrs  = "ulandreman at msn.com"
# Add the From: and To: headers at the start!
msg = ("From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\n\r\n"
       % (fromaddr,  toaddrs))
msg = msg + "This is a test message"

print "Message = " + msg
print "Message length is " + repr(len(msg))

server = smtplib.SMTP('mail.hennepinPublicHealth.org')
server.set_debuglevel(1)
server.sendmail(fromaddr, toaddrs, msg)
server.quit()
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The output I get is:

Message = From: urban.landreman at co.hennepin.mn.us

To: ulandreman at msn.com



This is a test message
Message length is 89

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "J:/SPSS/Python/EMailExample.py", line 14, in -toplevel-
    server = smtplib.SMTP('mail.hennepinPublicHealth.org')
  File "C:\Program Files\Python\lib\smtplib.py", line 244, in __init__
    (code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
  File "C:\Program Files\Python\lib\smtplib.py", line 307, in connect
    (code, msg) = self.getreply()
  File "C:\Program Files\Python\lib\smtplib.py", line 348, in getreply
    line = self.file.readline()
  File "C:\Program Files\Python\lib\socket.py", line 340, in readline
    data = self._sock.recv(self._rbufsize)
error: (10054, 'Connection reset by peer')

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I also tried:
server = smtplib.SMTP('localhost')

with the same result.

I have checked several of the tutorials and FAQ sites and the impression 
that's given is that this functionality is quite simple, so I assume that 
I'm just missing one small step.

Any suggestion would be much appreciated.

Thank you.
Urban Landreman