Re: error sending message

[Paulo Andre' <fscked itsari org>]

Hi Bryan,

On 2002.05.28 15:30 Bryan Butler wrote:
> 
> i just got the following message when trying to send an email:
> 
> Message submission problem, placing it into your outbox. System will
> attempt to resubmit the message until you delete it.
> 
> could somebody please tell me which conditions trigger this message?

AFAIK, that's happening because there's some problem going on with your 
smtp server. Check Settings > Preferences > Mail Servers and then the 
'Remote SMTP Server' under 'Outgoing Mail'. Make sure your are using a 
functional and correct SMTP address and specifying the right port 
(usually 25). So, it should look like this:

mail.isp.com:25

Where 'mail.isp.com' is the SMTP server of you ISP and '25' is the port 
where it lives.

> also, what is the frequency and duration of the resubmissions?

I don't think messages placed in the outbox get automatically re-sent.  
But maybe they are resubmitted when you automatically check for new 
mail in which you can set the frequency in Settings > Preferences > 
Mail Options.

> i'm using 1.2.4 (yes, yes, i *know* it's outdated - somebody *please*
> make a newer _stable_ release, OK?).

Well, the latest 1.3 versions are quite stabled despite this and that 
bug, but nothing serious, no show stoppers. You might want to try it 
out and see for yourself :-)

Best regards,

         -- Paulo Andre'