# EOF and ActionMailer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eof-and-actionmailer/110402>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 26, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eof-and-actionmailer/110402 "2007-07-26T01:16:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![ivanstorck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@ivanstorck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ivanstorck)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eof-and-actionmailer/110402/1 "2007-07-26T01:16:12Z")

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Hi - I know my SMTP server is running fine, and my credentials work. But  
I keep getting an EOF error. I’ve searched online and attempted to chat  
on the #rubyonrails IRC but I can’t seem to find anyone else with this  
problem. Any ideas?

EOFError in UsersController#create

end of file reached

RAILS\_ROOT: script/…/config/…  
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `sysread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `rbuf\_fill’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in `rbuf_fill' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in `readuntil’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in `readline' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:664:in `recv\_response’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:651:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:686:in `critical’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:649:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:639:in `quit’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:426:in `do_finish' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:381:in `start’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:565:in `perform\_delivery\_smtp’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:451:in  
`deliver!' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:333:in `method\_missing’  
app/controllers/users\_controller.rb:17:in `create’

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `sysread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `rbuf\_fill’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in `rbuf_fill' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in `readuntil’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in `readline' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:664:in `recv\_response’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:651:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:686:in `critical’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:649:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:639:in `quit’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:426:in `do_finish' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:381:in `start’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:565:in `perform\_delivery\_smtp’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:451:in  
`deliver!' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:333:in `method\_missing’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:1095:in  
`perform_action_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:632:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:638:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:438:in `call’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:637:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:638:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:438:in  
`call' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:637:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:638:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:449:in `call’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:637:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:638:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:449:in  
`call' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:637:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:619:in  
`perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in `perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in `perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/rescue.rb:83:in  
`perform_action' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/base.rb:430:in `process\_without\_filters’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:624:in  
`process_without_session_management_support' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:114:in `process’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:330:in  
`process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:in `dispatch’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:78:in  
`process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:76:in `process’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:618:in  
`process_client' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:617:in `process\_client’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:736:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:736:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:720:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:271:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:270:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel_rails:127:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/command.rb:211:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel_rails:243 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:488:in `load’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:342:in  
`new_constants_in' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:488:in `load’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/servers/mongrel.rb:60  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in `require’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:342:in  
`new_constants_in' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in `require’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/server.rb:39  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require’  
script/server:3

/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `sysread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:133:in `rbuf\_fill’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:132:in `rbuf_fill' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:116:in `readuntil’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:126:in `readline' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:664:in `recv\_response’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:651:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:686:in `critical’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:649:in `getok' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:639:in `quit’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:426:in `do_finish' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:381:in `start’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:565:in `perform\_delivery\_smtp’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action\_mailer/base.rb:451:in  
`deliver!' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.3.3/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:333:in `method\_missing’  
app/controllers/users\_controller.rb:17:in `create' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1095:in `perform\_action\_without\_filters’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:632:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:638:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:438:in  
`call' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:637:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:638:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:438:in `call’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:637:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:638:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:449:in  
`call' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:637:in `call\_filter’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:638:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:449:in `call’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:637:in  
`call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:619:in `perform\_action\_without\_benchmark’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in  
`perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in  
`perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:83:in `perform\_action’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:430:in  
`process_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:624:in `process\_without\_session\_management\_support’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action\_controller/session\_management.rb:114:in  
`process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/base.rb:330:in `process’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:in  
`dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:78:in `process’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:76:in  
`process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:618:in `process\_client’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:617:in  
`process_client' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:736:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:736:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb:720:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:271:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:270:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel\_rails:127:in  
`run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/command.rb:211:in `run’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel\_rails:243  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:488:in  
`load' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:488:in  
`load' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/servers/mongrel.rb:60 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/server.rb:39 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’  
script/server:3

Request

Parameters: {“user”=\>{“password\_confirmation”=\>“test”, “login”=\>“test2”,  
“password”=\>“test”, “email”=\>“removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”}}

Show session dump

* * *

:user:  
:return\_to:  
flash: !map:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}

Response  
Headers: {“cookie”=\>[], “Cache-Control”=\>“no-cache”}

development.rb

# Don’t care if the mailer can’t send

config.action\_mailer.raise\_delivery\_errors = true

#use sendmail  
config.action\_mailer.delivery\_method = :smtp

ActionMailer::Base.smtp\_settings = {  
:address =\> “[mail.sustainablewebsites.com](http://mail.sustainablewebsites.com)”,  
:port =\> 25,  
:domain =\> “[sustainablewebsites.com](http://sustainablewebsites.com)”,  
:authentication =\> :login,  
:user\_name =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”,  
:password =\> “boulder”,  
}