RE: ESMTP and SMTP (Update and plea for help)...

[Dave weccusa org]

	Hello again.  I did more research into the SMTP issue and I hope
there might be someone to help me since my C is rusty.  In the send.c file
in /libbalsa after the initial HELO command there is another check for the
SMTP response in smtp_answer () and this is where (IMHO) the problem is.
For some reason at this point smtp_answer () returns a non-zero value and
then jumps to moving the message to the Outbox (like it should).  I'm having
trouble finding the reason as to why I get a non-zero result.  If I run
balsa under gdb and set the breakpoint at smtp_answer() and step (or next)
through from there it *works* but when I just run balsa it doesn't.  Sorry
for my C and debugging ignorance but that is about as much help as I can
give.  I'm using a remote Sendmail 8.10.Beta12 release with ESMTP support
and latest CVS version of balsa.

	  The buffer is 512 characters in the command reply and my actual
reply from Sendmail might only be about 80 so I'm really confused.  My reply
from the M$ Exchange server is only the code number (e.g. 250 OK) so I think
it is the reply that Sendmail sends to the HELO statement (e.g. 250 OK Hello
computer [1.1.1.1] nice to meet you, etc).  What really bothers me is why it
works when I run it through the debugger (I don't change anything other than
setting the breakpoint at smtp_answer() and stepping through from there).
Thanks for any help and thanks again for a mail client that rocks.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave@weccusa.org [mailto:Dave@weccusa.org]
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 3:42 PM
To: balsa-list@gnome.org
Subject: ESMTP and SMTP...


Setup:  
Server:	Remote SMTP  - Sendmail 8.10.0 Beta 12.
	OpenBSD 2.5, i386
Client:	
	Balsa 0.6.0 CVS Version - last download 	02/08/2000.
	RedHat 6.1, Gnome

Problem:
	I'm having problems sending mail using the remote sendmail server.
I've sniffed the connection and the transfer basically just stops after the
initial HELO sequence.  I'll use Pine and check the packets and it works
fine using the EHLO sequence.  I've read that sendmail should drop down to
use standard SMTP when asked but I don't know why it is not doing this with
Balsa.  I've been working on it for months now and I figured it might be
time to ask.  
	The real horrible thing is that is works fine with my M$ Exchange
server.  
	Thanks in Advance for any help and everyone that is working on Balsa
thanks again for your hard work.

P.S.  I use the continue button all the time to test my SMTP out of my
outbox because my messages are not being sent and I use it like a send-again
button.  Thanks...


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