Re: utl_smtp.mail - Error 553

Syltrem wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am trying to send SMTP mail with Oracle using utl_smtp.
>
> The call to the OPEN_CONNECTION and HELO functions work ok, but I fail
> with 553 Mailbox syntax incorrect
> on the call to UTL_SMTP.MAIL
>
> The address given as parameter is just a standard address like
> 'someone_at_company.com'
>
> I'm not at all familiar with SMTP server configuration. I was told by our
> mail admin that the firewall does this. And I believe this is ok as the
> OPEN_CONNECTION call is given the firewall address as a parameter, and
> seems to work fine (no error).
> The machine Oracle is running on, can send SMTP mails with other tools
> (namely, the OpenVMS MAIL command).
>
> Any help appreciated. I know this is not Oracle specific but there seems
> not to be an smtp ng.

I would double check that the address parameter doesn't contain hidden control characters or whitespace padding... that sort of thing. Received on Mon Feb 28 2005 - 13:18:16 CST