# Help with ActionMailer setup

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-actionmailer-setup/133745>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-actionmailer-setup/133745 "2008-04-03T07:28:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-actionmailer-setup/133745/1 "2008-04-03T07:28:48Z")

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Hi Guys,

My server’s email are getting blocked due to CBL because it is failing  
HELO  
check.

Apparently this can be resolved by configuring ActionMailer properly.  
There  
are examples for smtp but not for sendmail.

How do I do it for sendmail? Please help

Sample Response →

Reporting-MTA: dns; localhost.localdomain  
Received-From-MTA: DNS; localhost  
Arrival-Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:12:48 -0800

Final-Recipient: RFC822; removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Action: failed  
Status: 5.0.0  
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 OU-001 Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail  
for  
policy reasons. Reasons for rejection may be related to content with  
spam-like characteristics or IP/domain reputation problems. If you are  
not  
an email/network admin please contact your E-mail/Internet Service  
Provider  
for help. Email/network admins, please visit [http://postmaster.live.com](http://postmaster.live.com)  
for  
email delivery information and support  
Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:12:50 -0800

–m335Co7L014963.1207199570/localhost.localdomain  
Content-Type: message/rfc822  
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

\*Return-Path: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [127.0.0.1])  
by localhost.localdomain (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id  
m335Cm7L014961;  
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:12:48 -0800  
\*Received: (from rails@localhost)  
by localhost.localdomain (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id  
m335ClgP014960;  
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:12:47 -0800  
Message-Id: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:12:47 -0800  
From: Pilotoutlook [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

–  
Rajat G.

Ph: 206-499-9495  
Add: 1314 Spring Street, #412  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Web: [http://www.pilotoutlook.com](http://www.pilotoutlook.com)

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**Author:** ![rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-actionmailer-setup/133745/2 "2008-04-03T07:51:11Z")

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Just got it resolved using Godaddy’s SMTP server 🙂

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Rajat G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> How do I do it for sendmail? Please help  
> Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 OU-001 Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail  
> Content-Type: message/rfc822  
> Message-Id: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> Add: 1314 Spring Street, #412  
> Seattle, WA 98104  
> Web: [http://www.pilotoutlook.com](http://www.pilotoutlook.com)
> 
> * * *
> 
> Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man. Landing is the first!

–  
Rajat G.

Ph: 206-499-9495  
Add: 1314 Spring Street, #412  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Web: [http://www.pilotoutlook.com](http://www.pilotoutlook.com)