Re: Blat won't work after email provider change

> Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me... I set up Blat at my client's over 3 
> years ago (in 2012), and it's been working fine until a couple of days ago 
> when they abruptly changed email providers (without notifying me!). I 
> tried putting in the new server address / port but it fails. I then tried 
> it on my own system, where I tested it before I originally installed it at 
> my client's and it also fails! I tried playing with the port, another 
> server address (smtp.broadband.rogers.com), IMAP instead of SMTP (couldn't 
> get Blat to accept it) but to no avail. Here's what I get:
>
> X:\full>blat.exe - -debug  -subject "Testing blat" -body "testing blat 
> (body)" -to "[email protected]" -f "[email protected]" -server 
> "smtp.mtth.phub.net.cable.rogers.com" -port 587 -u "[email protected]" -pw 
> "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> Blat v3.2.10 (build : Oct 20 2015 08:58:17)
> 32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode
>
> <<<getline<<< 220 smtp.broadband.rogers.com ESMTP ready
> >>>putline>>> EHLO yb-hp-envy-15
> <<<getline<<< 250-smtp.broadband.rogers.com
> <<<getline<<< 250-PIPELINING
> <<<getline<<< 250-SIZE 41697280
> <<<getline<<< 250-8 BITMIME
> <<<getline<<< 250 STARTTLS
> Sending stdin.txt to [email protected]
> Subject: Testing blat
> Login name is [email protected]
> >>>putline>>> AUTH LOGIN
> <<<getline<<< 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first
> *** Warning ***  The SMTP server does not require AUTH LOGIN.
> *** Warning ***  Are you sure server supports AUTH?
> >>>putline>>> MAIL FROM:<[email protected]>
> <<<getline<<< 530 5.7.1 Authentication required
> *** Error ***  The SMTP server does not like the sender name.
> *** Error ***  Have you set your mail address correctly?
> >>>putline>>> QUIT
> <<<getline<<< 221 2.0.0 Bye
>
> It's pretty much the same at my client's but with their credentials. What 
> is STARTTLS - is this something that must now be run in addition to Blat, 
> and if so, how do I do that?
>
> Thanks in advance,

Yoram,

The STARTTLS is a command to begin TLS encryption from the client side.  The 
server is saying that they require SSL / TLS encryption before they will 
allow emails to be sent.

To get around this, I use stunnel program from 
https://www.stunnel.org/downloads.html to provide that encryption layer.  If 
you search the Yahoo message list, you will find numerous messages regarding 
stunnel and how some folks (myself included) use this handy program.  If you 
still have troubles, we are here to help.

Chip