# Getaddrinfo: Name or service not known

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/136773>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 6, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/136773 "2008-05-06T10:04:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/136773/1 "2008-05-06T10:04:31Z")

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Hi  
I have just tried using ActionMailer to send mail in rails.For that i  
followed code from railcasts.And it worked also.But some times i am  
getting the error  
“getaddrinfo: Name or service not known”…Why this happens?

Please help  
Sijo

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**Author:** ![sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/136773/2 "2008-05-06T18:54:30Z")

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[http://blog.innerewut.de/2007/9/23/name-or-service-not-known](http://blog.innerewut.de/2007/9/23/name-or-service-not-known)

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Sijo Kg  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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James M.