Errno::EBADF (Bad file descriptor - connect(2))

Hi,

I am getting this error when the Action mailer tries to send a mail-
all
the other sections seem to be working fine. Surprisingly, the same
code
used to work fine for almost a year

Please find the error stack that I am receiving, any help would be
great
!

~titan

Errno::EBADF (Bad file descriptor - connect(2)):
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in initialize' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:inold_open’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in timeout' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:intimeout’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in old_open' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:393:indo_start’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/
action_mailer/base.rb:511:in
perform_delivery_smtp' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/ action_mailer/base.rb:397:indeliver!’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/
action_mailer/base.rb:291:in
method_missing' /app/controllers/staffing_details_controller.rb:129:inreport’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:941:in
perform_action_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:368:inperform_action_without_benchmark’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:inmeasure’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/ action_controller/rescue.rb:82:inperform_action’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:408:in
process_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:377:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/
action_controller/session_management.rb:117:in
process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/webrick_server.rb:
115:in
handle_dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/webrick_server.rb: 81:inservice’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart_thread’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/webrick_server.rb:
67:in
dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:59 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in
require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/commands/server.rb: 30 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in
`require’
c:/rails/cookbook/script/server:7

Rendering
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.5/lib/action_controller/
templates/rescues/layout.rhtml
(500 Internal Error)

Hello all,

This seems to have been resolved. There was a problem with the mail
server which trigerred the problem.

~Titan.