# Net::SMTP problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-problems/74575 "2006-11-07T10:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nicken](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@nicken](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicken)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-problems/74575/1 "2006-11-07T10:48:43Z")
Hi, I’m trying to use Net::SMTP to send an email from a webserver running Apache2. This bit of code is causing an error: 83 Net::SMTP.start(‘10.0.0.15’, 25) do |smtp| 84 smtp.send\_message msgstr.untaint, 85 ‘removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid’.untaint, 86 email.untaint 87 end Which causes a 500 error: [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: error in ruby [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:54:in `new': execution expired (Timeout::Error) [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in`old\_open’ [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in `timeout' [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in`timeout’ [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in `old_open' [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:393:in`do\_start’ [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start' [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in`start’ [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from /var/www/mysite/eruby/create.rhtml:83 [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from (eval):0 [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod\_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/apache/eruby-run.rb:116:in `run' [Tue Oct 31 10:31:46 2006] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/apache/eruby-run.rb:72:in`handler’ Line 83 of create.rhtml is the first line of the code at the top of the email. The variables email and msgstr contain valid strings (correct email addresses) 10.0.0.15 is definitely the address of the mail server, which runs smtpd. I can send and receive emails using mail and mutt from internal and external programs with no problem. I have port scanned using nmap and port 25 is open. Anyone have any ideas? Any pointers much appreciated, Nick