[archive] Sending mails using C$SOCKET

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

Perhaps the smtp server requires login?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

Perhaps the smtp server requires login?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

You may also want to check firewall settings.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

Thanks for the replies.

I have disabled the firewall client and tried. But still not working.

Using AGS-LAST-ERROR, I found out the error code as 11002. As mentioned in the copybook "socket.def", this indicates a warning AGS-TRY-AGAIN. As Mr. Dan Maltes has mentioned, is this because the SMTP server requires a login?

How can I login to the SMTP server through COBOL program, if I know the login-id and password?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

I am trying to do the same, here is what i found out using telnet to port 25 at the smtp server...
*indicates a comment by me !
%what i typed

220 smtpserver.juni.org ESMTP 4.2b8 is glad to see you!
%EHLO *extended HELO
250-smtpserver.juni.org domain name should be qualified
250-HELP
250-PIPELINING
250-ETRN
250-DSN
250-TURN
250-ATRN
250-SIZE 10485760
250 EHLO
%auth login *initiate auth
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 *base64 for 'Username:'
%bW05MjMyNQ== *
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 *base64 for 'Password:'
%OXIVOLVOLVo= *printf 'passwd'|mimencode (changed to keep it secret)
235 mm92325 relaying authenticated *yep, we logged on !

transfer your mail here

%QUIT *time to log off
221 smtpserver.juni.org SMTP closing connection


The principle is simple BUT:
To enter passwords and receive prompts, you need to be able to encode (and decode ) base64 (mime). i used mimencode in unix while doing this (printf 'mm92325'|mimencode). But i need to find out how to make it in cobol...

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

I am trying to do the same, here is what i found out using telnet to port 25 at the smtp server...
*indicates a comment by me !
%what i typed

220 smtpserver.juni.org ESMTP 4.2b8 is glad to see you!
%EHLO *extended HELO
250-smtpserver.juni.org domain name should be qualified
250-HELP
250-PIPELINING
250-ETRN
250-DSN
250-TURN
250-ATRN
250-SIZE 10485760
250 EHLO
%auth login *initiate auth
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 *base64 for 'Username:'
%bW05MjMyNQ== *
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 *base64 for 'Password:'
%OXIVOLVOLVo= *printf 'passwd'|mimencode (changed to keep it secret)
235 mm92325 relaying authenticated *yep, we logged on !

transfer your mail here

%QUIT *time to log off
221 smtpserver.juni.org SMTP closing connection


The principle is simple BUT:
To enter passwords and receive prompts, you need to be able to encode (and decode ) base64 (mime). i used mimencode in unix while doing this (printf 'mm92325'|mimencode). But i need to find out how to make it in cobol...

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

Hi Fans,

i've written a COBOL-Programm, which sends mail via C$SOCKET-Routines. This Programm is free for all users. It has been demonstrated on the AcuCorp Developer Conference in Munich, in November last year.

You can download the Sourcecode on

http://www.kiss-personal.de/cobolmail

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

Hey Peter,

thx for the programm. works fine.


bli

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

:cool: Peter!

Thank you, this was a really nice implementation.

'Binary emulation' was a nifty trick to handle the shifting :)

Bernte

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 February 2005]

I have downloaded the sendmail.cbl program and tried by changing the SMTP server and other details as per our settings. But C$SOCKET call using AGS-CREATE-CLIENT fails by returning NULL. Hence the program displays "Unable to connect to server...".

Could anyone help me out in this. Do I need to make any changes to my PC settings?

Thanks,

Manoj C.

:cool: Peter!

Thank you, this was a really nice implementation.

'Binary emulation' was a nifty trick to handle the shifting :)

Bernte