# Smtp\_tls and SMTP/NET required failing

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-tls-and-smtp-net-required-failing/163955>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-tls-and-smtp-net-required-failing/163955 "2009-03-26T13:57:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-tls-and-smtp-net-required-failing/163955/1 "2009-03-26T13:57:47Z")

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I am trying to use the smtp\_tls plugin to support gmail smtp servers.

I have plugin directory smtp\_tls. There is a file smtp\_tls.rb in the  
directory. So I am not sure why this is failing.

I my config I have a require smtp\_tls which is failing on startup.

I do not know if I have smtp/net installed, which is required by  
smtp\_tls.

This occurs on my dev and slicehost machines.

How do I find out if I have net::smtp ( etc ) installed ? If not How do  
I install this ?

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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-tls-and-smtp-net-required-failing/163955/2 "2009-03-27T03:19:25Z")

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Any help on this would be appreciated…

I have googled for a hour and cannot find anything…

I am a noob, but trying hard…

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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-tls-and-smtp-net-required-failing/163955/3 "2009-05-15T18:05:22Z")

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fwiw,  
Path to net/smtp:

root@host [/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net]# ls -l  
total 312  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 22020 May 30 2007 ftp.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 1246 Feb 26 07:11 ftptls.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 65307 Oct 8 2007 http.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 4383 Feb 12 2007 https.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 101426 Jun 7 2008 imap.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 26360 Apr 25 2008 pop.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 7836 Mar 19 2007 protocol.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 28245 Apr 15 2008 smtp.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 32451 May 18 2008 telnet.rb  
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 8003 Feb 26 07:11 telnets.rb

On Mar 26, 10:19 pm, Bartee L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)