smtp problem

[Slonoma]

Hi all,

I am writing a simple mail program with C++.
Here is ths code:

//MAIL command to server
write(sock, "MAIL FROM:", 10);
write(sock, this->sender.c_str(), sizeof(this->sender.c_str()));
write(sock, "\n", 1);

And here is the error I get when I run it:
To Server: MAIL FROM:<fakeName@fake.com>
From Server: 500 5.5.1 Command unrecognized: ""

I've been stuck on this for a while, I'm hoping someone will see something I cannot.

Thanks!
Slo-No

The trouble with programmers is that they get high on their own supply. -Dimandja

 

[Salem]

1. Download ethereal from

http://www.ethereal.com

2. Observe what a real email client does
3. Observe what your program does
4. Compare and contrast.

> write(sock, this->sender.c_str(), sizeof(this->sender.c_str()));
My guess is you meant strlen(), not sizeof()

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[Slonoma]

Thanks for the help.

Turns out if I sent an RSET command before the MAIL command it works...

But the server returns that it does not know what RSET is.

I hate computers.


The trouble with programmers is that they get high on their own supply. -Dimandja