BLAT stopped working

"Peter Holsberg [email protected] [blat]" <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Nov 2019 15:26:52 -0400
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I have been using BLAT in a script for several years. 

Earlier this month,=
 I started getting messages like this:

2019.10.31 15:15:38 (Thu)----------=
--Start of Session-----------------
Blat v3.2.4 (build : Feb 24 2015 21:29:=
33)
32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< =
220
resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net ESMTP
ser=
ver ready
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): >>>putline>>> EHLO hp-desktop.comcast.=
net
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<<
250-resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast=
...net hello [174.57.42.182], pleased to
meet you
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): =
<<<getline<<< 250-HELP
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 250-SIZE 36=
700160
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
201=
9.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 250-8BITMIME
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu=
): <<<getline<<< 250-STARTTLS
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 250 =
OK
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Sending \users\pjh42\xxcopy.log to
pjh42@pobo=
x.com
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Subject: PJH Backup Results
2019.10.31 15:=
15:39 (Thu): Login name is [email protected]
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Tr=
y number 1 of 2.
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): >>>putline>>> AUTH LOGIN
2019.1=
0.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 500 command unrecognized
2019.10.31 15:1=
5:39 (Thu): *** Warning ***=C2=A0 The SMTP server does not
require AUTH LOG=
IN.
*** Warning ***=C2=A0 Are you sure server supports AUTH?
2019.10.31 15:=
15:39 (Thu): >>>putline>>> MAIL FROM:<[email protected]>
2019.10.31 15:15:=
39 (Thu): <<<getline<<< 550 5.1.0 Authentication required
2019.10.31 15:15:=
39 (Thu): *** Error ***=C2=A0 The SMTP server does not like
the sender name=
...
*** Error ***=C2=A0 Have you set your mail address correctly?
2019.10.31 =
15:15:39 (Thu): >>>putline>>> QUIT
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): <<<getline<<<=
 221 2.0.0
resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net cl=
osing
connection
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu)-------------End of Session------=
------------


Clearly, Comcast has changed something in their SMTP server.=


What can I do? (I did not run -install)

My command line is

blat xxcopy.=
log  -server smtp.comcast.net:587 -f [email protected] -u specialcav -pw x=
xxxxxxxxx -to [email protected] -s "PJH Backup Results" -debug -log blat..deb=
ug.log -timestamp




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      <p>I have been using BLAT in a script for several years. <br>
<br>
Earlier this month, I started getting messages like this:<br>
<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:38 (Thu)------------Start of Session-----------------<br>
Blat v3.2.4 (build : Feb 24 2015 21:29:33)<br>
32-bit Windows, Full, Unicode<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 220<br>
resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net ESMTP<br>
server ready<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &gt;&gt;&gt;putline&gt;&gt;&gt; EHLO hp-desktop.=
comcast.net<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt;<br>
250-resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast..net hello [174.57.42.182], pleased to<br>
meet you<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250-HELP<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250-SIZE 3670016=
0<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250-ENHANCEDSTAT=
USCODES<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250-8BITMIME<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250-STARTTLS<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 250 OK<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Sending &#92;users&#92;pjh42&#92;xxcopy.log to<b=
r>
[email protected]<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Subject: PJH Backup Results<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Login name is [email protected]<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): Try number 1 of 2.<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &gt;&gt;&gt;putline&gt;&gt;&gt; AUTH LOGIN<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 500 command unre=
cognized<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): *** Warning ***=C2=A0 The SMTP server does not<b=
r>
require AUTH LOGIN.<br>
*** Warning ***=C2=A0 Are you sure server supports AUTH?<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &gt;&gt;&gt;putline&gt;&gt;&gt; MAIL FROM:&lt;pj=
[email protected]&gt;<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 550 5.1.0 Authen=
tication required<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): *** Error ***=C2=A0 The SMTP server does not lik=
e<br>
the sender name..<br>
*** Error ***=C2=A0 Have you set your mail address correctly?<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &gt;&gt;&gt;putline&gt;&gt;&gt; QUIT<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu): &lt;&lt;&lt;getline&lt;&lt;&lt; 221 2.0.0<br>
resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net resomta-po-03v.sys.comcast.net closing<br>
connection<br>
2019.10.31 15:15:39 (Thu)-------------End of Session------------------<br>
<br>
Clearly, Comcast has changed something in their SMTP server.<br>
<br>
What can I do? (I did not run -install)<br>
<br>
My command line is<br>
<br>
blat xxcopy.log  -server smtp.comcast.net:587 -f [email protected] -u spec=
ialcav -pw xxxxxxxxxx -to [email protected] -s &quot;PJH Backup Results&quot;=
 -debug -log blat..debug.log -timestamp<br>
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