Python cannot use SMTP...

[JZ]

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:45:55 +0200, na comp.lang.python, Thomas Krüger wrote:

>> smtplib.SMTPConnectError: (-1, "onnect: failed to connect to database:
>> Error: Access denied for user: 'admin at localhost' (Using password: YES)")
> 
> That a MySQL error. I don't kwon how you made this error apear in your STMP
> connection, I can only guess:
> Does your STMP server any MySQL authentication?

I am not sure. I do not know if it is important but I am using VPS (virtual
computer) hosting. And I did not install sendmail. It was installed as I
got it.

> Are you running MySQL on port 25?

No, it works on standard port 3306.

> Maybe the right of your mail log and a the result of
> "netstat -nlp -A inet"
> would help us to find the problem.

Here is the result:

[root at xeon lib]# netstat -nlp -A inet
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:20000    0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
5912/perl
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:199      0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
4648/snmpd
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:3306     0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
20595/mysqld
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:10000    0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
6339/perl
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:8080     0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
4113/python
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:80       0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
20390/httpd
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:21       0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
7910/xinetd
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:8021     0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
4113/python
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:22       0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
17856/sshd
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:8280     0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
4113/python
tcp        0      0 216.93.188.184:25       0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
7910/xinetd
udp        0      0 216.93.188.184:10000    0.0.0.0:*
6339/perl
udp        0      0 216.93.188.184:20000    0.0.0.0:*
5912/perl
udp        0      0 216.93.188.184:161      0.0.0.0:*
4648/snmpd

--
JZ