Could not connect to smtp host : 110 : Connection timed out

Hangin' Around Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 30

hey i get this error when i try and post on the forums on our website! i use to be able to post fine /i am the admin BTW\ but i had to change the path of where the cookies where stored as people where getting invalid session and they could not post but i could now i fixed that and normal users can post but i cant lol so heres the error I'm getting

Could not connect to smtp host : 110 : Connection timed out
DEBUG MODE Line : 113 File : smtp.php

so yea any help would be great!
thanks wind

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:23 pm

Did you try deleting your browser cookies?

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:39 pm

Are your SMTP settings in your Forums Configuration correct?

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:34 pm

yes i have tryd deleting your browser cookies no luck Sad

and smtp settings are correct... i think lol

registered · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:33 pm

Does your server requires SSL or TLS to connect to the SMTP server? if so, you'll need to turn off the mail option of phpBB as is it does no support encrypted connections as of this writing.

May not be the case, but your server might have setup stronger firewall rules blocking all attempts to connect to the mail server.

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:24 am

Maybe your ISP has disabled SMTP port 25 as most of them are doing these days. I admin my own server and port 25 is disabled and another enabled.

Try using your smtp server's IP address instead of the hostname

Make sure you enter your SMTP user name and password in the proper case, lower/upper, etc.

Also, may not have anything to do with it but check the settings in TegoNuke to see if they are the same. <shot in the dark> Smile

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:26 pm

jestrella wrote:

Does your server requires SSL or TLS to connect to the SMTP server? if so, you'll need to turn off the mail option of phpBB as is it does no support encrypted connections as of this writing.

May not be the case, but your server might have setup stronger firewall rules blocking all attempts to connect to the mail server.

hey dude yes i use ssl: so i should turn off smtp in phpbb admin? then it will work fine?

thanks
wind Smile

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:27 pm

Try it and see, won't hurt to try.

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:29 pm

dad7732 wrote:

Maybe your ISP has disabled SMTP port 25 as most of them are doing these days. I admin my own server and port 25 is disabled and another enabled.

Try using your smtp server's IP address instead of the hostname

Make sure you enter your SMTP user name and password in the proper case, lower/upper, etc.

Also, may not have anything to do with it but check the settings in TegoNuke to see if they are the same. <shot in the dark> Smile

hey dude i dont use port 25 for smtp but i different one witch works fine with tegonuke

and i will re enter my user name and pass word thanks for the help
wind Smile

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:30 pm

phpBB2 does not support encrypted connections natively, so yo should disable mail options in forum admin. I think there's a phpBB addon called betterSMTP that could help you out a lot.

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:55 pm

haha thanks but that didn't fix the problem only temp solved it lol Shocked

i think i need a new SMTP provider atm I'm using gmail dose any 1 know of a beater free provider? or a provider that doesn't use ssl?

the reason i say free as I'm only 16 and i have no way of paying 4 a paid one lol eg no visa master-card etc

thanks wind Smile

also dose tegonuke support ssl???

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:05 pm

TegoNuke Mailer doesn't support SSL neither.... Don't know of a free SMTP provider, if you get to find one let me know Laughing

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:09 pm

BTW... would require a little hardwork to implement but you can use PhpNukeMailer that supports SSL and TLS encrypted connections, and two other alternative send methods as POP before SMTP and Qmail.

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:49 am

BTW, since I've had to step back from development, it might be good to replace the TegoNuke(tm) Mailer with PHPNukeMailer in future RN releases. My feelings won't be hurt.

However, just so you know, the underlying Swift Mailer (which my personal opinion is better than PHPMailer), does support SSL and TLS. But, the author doesn't support PHP4 any longer (my preference anyways). I sure wanted to keep moving TN Mailer moving forward along with Swift and continue to add the additional options, but just don't know when I could get the time to do it. Sorry.