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mymantis42
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phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by mymantis42 »

I've read the topic about email notifications, but that's not my case.

Here's are my settings (changed in config_defaults_inc.php, because it doesn't work in default_inc.php) :

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$g_phpMailer_method = PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL;
$g_smtp_host = 'zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_smtp_username = 'username';
$g_smtp_password = 'password';
$g_smtp_connection_mode = 'tls';
$g_smtp_port = 25;
$g_email_send_using_cronjob = OFF;
$g_administrator_email  = 'username@zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_webmaster_email = 'username@zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_from_name = 'Mantis Bug Tracker';
$g_return_path_email = 'username@zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_enable_email_notification = ON;

$g_log_level = LOG_EMAIL | LOG_EMAIL_RECIPIENT;
$g_log_destination = 'file:/tmp/mantisbt.log';

When I try to register a new user on Mantis webpage, or even when I enter the following command :

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php /var/www/mantis/scripts/send_emails.php
Each time, the following error appears (in my log file, or in the console) :

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2015-08-06 16:13 CEST mail Sending message #66 queued on 2015-08-06 15:38 CEST
2015-08-06 16:13 CEST mail ERROR: Message could not be sent - Invalid address: 1
I don't understand what's happened, I don't have any email parameter with '1' ..
I've read some things about the phpMailer, but I don't really understantd.
Is it a known error ?

Thank you
atrol
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by atrol »

mymantis42 wrote: Here's are my settings (changed in config_defaults_inc.php, because it doesn't work in default_inc.php) :
It seems it does also not work in config_defaults_inc.php ;-) Never ever change this file. There is no need for it. You might get problems when upgrading to a newer version.
mymantis42 wrote:

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$g_phpMailer_method = PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL;
$g_smtp_host = 'zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_smtp_username = 'username';
$g_smtp_password = 'password';
$g_smtp_connection_mode = 'tls';
$g_smtp_port = 25;
As long as you set

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$g_phpMailer_method = PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL;
None of your SMTP settings will be used

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$g_smtp_host = 'zimbra.xxx.fr';
$g_smtp_username = 'username';
$g_smtp_password = 'password';
$g_smtp_connection_mode = 'tls';
$g_smtp_port = 25;
From https://www.mantisbt.org/docs/master-1. ... NFIG.EMAIL
$g_phpmailer_method
Select the method to send mail:

PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL for use of mail() function,
PHPMAILER_METHOD_SENDMAIL for sendmail (or postfix),
PHPMAILER_METHOD_SMTP for SMTP,

Default is PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL.
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mymantis42
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by mymantis42 »

Yes, sorry it's "config_inc.php" which doesn't work with my settings (except for databases and connection settings, I think because Mantis has write in this file.. ).

And like I didn't know which parameter I need, I tried even with this too :

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$g_phpMailer_method = PHPMAILER_METHOD_SMTP;
But I've the same error..
And even if my $g_smtp_host value is empty, the same error..

It could be a PhpMailer bug, but I don't find my error here : https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/issues
atrol
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by atrol »

Which version of MantisBT do you use?
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by mymantis42 »

Mantis version : MantisBT 1.2.19.
OS : Debian Wheezy (7.8).
atrol
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by atrol »

Is this a fresh installation or an upgrade from earlier version?

Can I be 100% sure that you use the original config_defaults_inc.php that comes with MantisBT 1.2.19?
Did you change any other file from the original download?

Does it work or produce another error than before if you add the following line to config_inc.php?

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$g_validate_email		= OFF;
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mymantis42
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by mymantis42 »

I'm very sorry, it was the 1.2.15 ....
With the 1.2.19, yes, the file "config_inc.php" works well :)


And the new SMTP error in my logs :

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2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Signup Email = me@zimbra.xxx.fr, Hash = 3a53b6a39af29381f4b431ff05e7335f, User = @U39
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Processing e-mail queue (1 messages)
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Sending message #77 queued on 2015-08-07 12:37 CEST
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail ERROR: Message could not be sent - SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail message #78 queued
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail New Account Notify for email = 'me@zimbra.xxx.fr
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Processing e-mail queue (2 messages)
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Sending message #77 queued on 2015-08-07 12:37 CEST
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail ERROR: Message could not be sent - SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail Sending message #78 queued on 2015-08-07 12:37 CEST
2015-08-07 12:37 CEST mail ERROR: Message could not be sent - SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.

And when I try to use

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$g_phpMailer_method = PHPMAILER_METHOD_MAIL;

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2015-08-07 12:30 CEST mail New Account Notify for email = 'me@zimbra.xxx.fr'
2015-08-07 12:30 CEST mail Processing e-mail queue (1 messages)
2015-08-07 12:30 CEST mail Sending message #76 queued on 2015-08-07 12:30 CEST
2015-08-07 12:30 CEST mail message #76 deleted from queue
But I never received any emails..
I can launch

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telnet zimbra.xxx.fr 25
without problems..


EDIT : It was some errors about ssl/tls and username format specific to Zimbra.
It works very well now :)

Last question : is it possible to have multiple SMTP configurations (to send mails to multiple SMTP servers)... ?

Thanks for your help ;)
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Re: phpMailer returns 'invalid address'

Post by atrol »

mymantis42 wrote:is it possible to have multiple SMTP configurations (to send mails to multiple SMTP servers)... ?
It's not possible out of the box.
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