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MessagingException "Unknown SMTP host"

843830May 24 2004 — edited May 28 2004

Hi

I am using JavaMail to send out emails from an ecommerce application. We are now deploying the application and are getting the following message....

nested exception is:
class javax.mail.MessagingException: Unknown SMTP host: smtp.thehost.com ;
nested exception is:
java.net.UnknownHostException: smtp.thehost.com

(note the server name is not actually smtp.thehost.com) - ive used that one here for confidentality.

If i try to telnet to smtp.thehost.com on port 25 i get the expected 220 and everything seems fine. Its like JavaMail cant see the mailhost when everything else can.

I am using :
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_04-b05, mixed mode)

on Redhat.

Any suggestions?

Regards
Lawrence

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