SmtpSendMail

asdf@asdf · Post by **asdf@asdf** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:58 am

the send mail example that comes Macro Sheduler keeps reporting an error: 501 5.5.4 Invalid Address.
????

I have testet the mailserver throught telnet. no problems there

The server is an Exchange2003 is this a problem.

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:37 pm

Would be helpful to see the script you are using with the SMTP line and its variable definitions.

asdf@asdf · Post by **asdf@asdf** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:26 am

It's one of the examples that comes with macro sheduler. But here it comes:

MessageModal>This macro demonstrates how to send Email & Files using the SMTPSendMail command.
Input>smtp,Please Enter Your SMTP Mail Server:
If>smtp=,end
Input>fromname,Please Enter Your Name:
If>fromname=,end
Input>fromemail,Please Enter Your Email Address:
If>fromemail=,end
Input>toemail,Please Enter Recipient's Email Address:
If>toemail=,end
Input>subject,Please Enter a Subject:
Input>msg,Please Enter Your Message:
Ask>Do you want to send a file?,sendfile
Let>attach=
If>sendfile=NO,continue
Input>attach,Please browse for the file you want to send
Label>continue
SMTPSendMail>toemail,smtp,fromemail,fromemail,subject,%msg%,attach
MessageModal>SMTP_RESULT
Label>end
exit

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:54 pm

The sample code uses the From Email info for both the FromAddress and FromName values.
But it seems that not all SMTP servers can use the From email address as the From name. For example my smtp server uses [email protected] for the fromaddress, but only uses myname for the fromname.

Change from:

SMTPSendMail>toemail,smtp,fromemail,fromemail,subject,%msg%,attach

Change to:

SMTPSendMail>toemail,smtp,fromemail,fromname,subject,%msg%,attach

And add another prompting line at the top section, perhaps right after the prompt for the Server name.
Insert:

Input>fromname,Please Enter Your Server Account Name:
If>fromname=,end

If your smtp server uses the same format I described, then you can eliminate adding the second prompt, but parse the From Email name to provide the %fromname% for you.

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:37 pm

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asdf@asdf · Post by **asdf@asdf** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:15 am

Bob your right. it was a problem with the "fromname" being an email.
Thanks
it works now.