Re: smtpmail-send-it: Sending failed: 504 5.5.2 <localhost>: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname

[jindam, vani]

On 2022-12-08 17:56, jindam, vani wrote:
> * emacs on debian bullseye on userland (1)
> * the documentation(2) says about 501 helo command.
> * complete error:
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Sending failed: 504 5.5.2 
> <localhost>: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname")
>   signal(error ("Sending failed: 504 5.5.2 <localhost>: Helo command 
> rejected: need fully-qualified hostname"))
>   error("Sending failed: %s" "504 5.5.2 <localhost>: Helo command 
> rejected: need fully-qualified hostname")
>
> * my hostname settings:
>
> $ hostname
> localhost
>
> $ cat /etc/hosts
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>
> $ cat /etc/hostname
> localhost
>
> * my configs:
> ** .gnus
> (setq gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))
>
> (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
>              '(nnmaildir ""
>               (directory "/home/jin/.Maildir/")
>               (get-new-mail t)
>               (directory-files nnheader-directory-files-safe)))
>
> (setq mail-user-agent 'gnus-user-agent)
> (setq read-mail-command 'gnus)
>
> (setq mail-sources
>                   '((pop :server "disroot.org"
>                          :user "jindam.vani@disroot.org"
>                          :password "password")))
>
> (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "disroot.org")
> (setq smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
>
> ** .msmtprc
> (output of $ msmtp --configure jindam.vani@disroot.org
> # - copy this to your configuration file /home/jin/.msmtprc
> # - add your password to the key ring:
> #   secret-tool store --label=msmtp host disroot.org service smtp
>  user jindam.vani
> account jindam.vani@disroot.org
> host disroot.org
> port 587
> tls on
> tls_starttls on
> auth on
> user jindam.vani
> from jindam.vani@disroot.org
>
> ** getmailrc
> [options]
> delete = True
> read_all = true
>
> [retriever]
> type = SimplePOP3SSLRetriever
> server = disroot.org
> username = jindam.vani@disroot.org
> password = password
>
> [destination]
> type = Maildir
> path = ~/.Maildir/INBOX/
>
> how do i resolve?
>
> (1) https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd
> (2) 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/smtpmail/Server-workarounds.html#index-smtpmail_002dlocal_002ddomain
>
> regards,
> jindam, vani

hello again.....

not an ideal solution. i was resistant to
add smtpmail-local-domain after reading
server workarounds.(1) however, the issue is
resolved by adding code given on our mailing
list archive.(2)

* modified .gnus:

(setq gnus-select-method '(nnnil ""))

(add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
             '(nnmaildir ""
              (directory "/home/jin/.Maildir/")
              (get-new-mail t)
              (directory-files nnheader-directory-files-safe)))

(setq mail-user-agent 'gnus-user-agent)
(setq read-mail-command 'gnus)

(setq mail-sources
                  '((pop :server "disroot.org"
                         :user "jindam.vani@disroot.org"
                         :password "password")))

(setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
(setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "disroot.org")
(setq smtpmail-local-domain "domain")
(setq smtpmail-sendto-domain "domain")
(setq smtpmail-smtp-server "disroot.org")
(setq smtpmail-smtp-service 587)
(setq smtpmail-auth-credentials '(("disroot.org" 587 
"jindam.vani@disroot.org"
"password")))
(setq smtpmail-starttls-credentials '(("smtp.server" 587 nil nil)))

tried to change hostname given at
linuxhandbook website.(3)

i have modified both /etc/hosts & /etc/hostname,
it was showing same error:

jin@localhost:~$ cat /etc/hostname
jindam.home

jin@localhost:~$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       jindam.home

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

(1) https://www.josefsson.org/smtpmail.html#Server-workarounds
(2) 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnus-english/2006-03/msg00157.html
(3) https://linuxhandbook.com/debian-change-hostname/

regards,
jindam, vani

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