[Users] "Temporary system problem"

[Pierre Fortin]

On Mon, 6 May 2013 21:48:56 +0100 Cliff Laine wrote:

>I was wondering whether anyone could suggest why I can't use Claws to 
>send email at the moment. It's been like this for a few days now. 
>
>This is the log:
>
>
>* Account 'Gmail': Connecting to SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com ...
>[21:46:18] SMTP< 220 mx.google.com ESMTP bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp
>[21:46:18] ESMTP> EHLO cliff-MXC061
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 250-mx.google.com at your service, [91.125.110.106]
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 250-SIZE 35882577
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 250-8BITMIME
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH XOAUTH2
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>[21:46:18] ESMTP> AUTH LOGIN
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
>[21:46:18] ESMTP> [USERID]
>[21:46:18] ESMTP< 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
>[21:46:18] ESMTP> [PASSWORD]
>[21:46:19] ESMTP< 235 2.7.0 Accepted
>[21:46:19] ESMTP> MAIL FROM:<lainecliff at gmail.com> SIZE=1463
>[21:46:19] SMTP< 250 2.1.0 OK bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp
>[21:46:19] SMTP> RCPT TO:<address at btinternet.com>
>[21:46:19] SMTP< 250 2.1.5 OK bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp
>[21:46:19] SMTP> DATA
>[21:46:19] SMTP< 354  Go ahead bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp
>[21:46:19] SMTP> . (EOM)
>[21:46:20] SMTP< 421 4.7.0 Temporary System Problem.  Try again later
>  (SF). bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp ** error occurred on SMTP session
>*** Error occurred while sending the message:
>421 4.7.0 Temporary System Problem.  Try again later (SF).
>  bs20sm4827037wib.0 - gsmtp 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4> 114 SELECT Queue 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen
>  Junk receipt-handled $Label1 NonJunk $Junk $MDNSent $Forwarded)
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft
>  \Deleted \Seen Junk receipt-handled $Label1 NonJunk $Junk $MDNSent
>  $Forwarded \*)] Flags permitted. 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * OK [UIDVALIDITY 640252129] UIDs valid. 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * 1 EXISTS 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * 0 RECENT 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * OK [UIDNEXT 516] Predicted next UID. 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< 114 OK [READ-WRITE] Queue selected. (Success)
>[21:46:20] IMAP4> 115 UID STORE 515 +FLAGS.SILENT (\Deleted) 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * 1 EXPUNGE 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< * 0 EXISTS 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4< 115 OK Success 
>[21:46:20] IMAP4> 116 EXPUNGE 
>[21:46:21] IMAP4< 116 OK Success 
>[21:46:21] IMAP4- [fetching UIDs...]
>[21:46:21] IMAP4> 117 UID FETCH 1:* (UID) 
>[21:46:21] IMAP4< 117 OK Success 

[Had to reformat your log entries to remove wrapping]

Looks like, except for your failure, my session is identical...

Except: I'm using port 465 and you are apparently not...

* Account 'xxxxxxxxxx': Connecting to SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com:465...
                                                                  ^^^
[19:48:34] SMTP< 220 mx.google.com ESMTP x14sm41076922qef.5 - gsmtp
[19:48:34] ESMTP> EHLO pfortin.com
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 250-mx.google.com at your service, [98.17.179.217]
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 250-SIZE 35882577
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 250-8BITMIME
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH XOAUTH2
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
[19:48:34] ESMTP> AUTH LOGIN
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
[19:48:34] ESMTP> [USERID]
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
[19:48:34] ESMTP> [PASSWORD]
[19:48:34] ESMTP< 235 2.7.0 Accepted
[19:48:34] ESMTP> MAIL FROM:<xxxxxxxxxx at gmail.com> SIZE=358
[19:48:35] SMTP< 250 2.1.0 OK x14sm41076922qef.5 - gsmtp
[19:48:35] SMTP> RCPT TO:<pf at pfortin.com>
[19:48:35] SMTP< 250 2.1.5 OK x14sm41076922qef.5 - gsmtp
[19:48:35] SMTP> DATA
[19:48:35] SMTP< 354  Go ahead x14sm41076922qef.5 - gsmtp
[19:48:35] SMTP> . (EOM)
[19:48:36] SMTP< 250 2.0.0 OK 1367884116 x14sm41076922qef.5 - gsmtp
* Mail sent successfully.

I've never used IMAP; but find it curious your setup tried SMTP, followed
immediately by IMAP...  unless that part of your log is related to a
different account.

HTH,
Pierre