# Rails Mail ISSUE

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mail-issue/133574>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mail-issue/133574 "2008-04-01T19:55:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ankit2584)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mail-issue/133574/1 "2008-04-01T19:55:24Z")

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Hi,  
I have the following configuration in the development.rb defined for  
sending mail thorugh rails.  
The same works on a local machine but it does not work on the server. I  
get a timeout error : execution expired. Can anyone tell me whats wrong.

config.action\_mailer.delivery\_method = :smtp

#these options are only needed if you choose smtp delivery  
config.action\_mailer.smtp\_settings = {  
:address =\> “[mail.domainname.com](http://mail.domainname.com)”,  
:port =\> 25,  
:authentication =\> :login,  
:user\_name =\> “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid”,  
:password =\> ‘1234567’  
}

Please help me.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ankit2584)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mail-issue/133574/2 "2008-04-01T20:09:50Z")

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Are you able to use smtp on the server without Rails? As it is timing  
out I would guess your smtp settings on the server are not correct.

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**Author:** ![ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ankit2584](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ankit2584)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mail-issue/133574/3 "2008-04-01T20:29:49Z")

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harm wrote:

> Are you able to use smtp on the server without Rails? As it is timing  
> out I would guess your smtp settings on the server are not correct.

Hi,  
The same settings work on the local machine.  
I am able to send mail using outlook, so smtp is working fine.