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Subject: RE: CYGWIN + APCHE + Net::SMTP
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:00:58 -0700
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From: "Prakash Khemani" <khemani AT netscaler DOT com>
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Yes. Setting the SYSTEMROOT environment variable in Apach'e CGI
environment did it. "Thou shalt not unset SYSTEMROOT" is a good
commandment to stick with.

Thanks everybody for the excellent help!

Regards,
Prakash

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com] On
Behalf
> Of Jason Tishler
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:15 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: CYGWIN + APCHE + Net::SMTP
> 
> Prakash,
> 
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 04:04:23PM -0700, Prakash Khemani wrote:
> > A similar problem occurs when I use /usr/sbin/ssmtp instead of
Perl's
> > Net::SMTP.
> >
> > I am able to send mail using /usr/sbin/ssmtp from the cygin shell
cmd
> > line.
> >
> > But when ssmtp is invoked from a perl script inside Apache2's CGI
> > environment (sunning on Windows XP and cygwin) - I get the following
> > error
> >
> >
> > ssmtp: Cannot open mail.eng.netscaler.com:25
> 
> The following thread may be applicable:
> 
>     http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-08/msg00368.html
> 
> Is Apache2's CGI environment missing the SYSTEMROOT environment
> variable?
> 
> Jason
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