I'm new to LinksSql (no perl or programming experience)

Just had LinksSql installed (first install by Gossamer Threads) tried to register new user (first user) - error occurred, message as below:

A fatal error has occured:

Unable to send email. Reason: Sendmail exited with an unknown exit status: 1 at /homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links/User/Login.pm line 192.

Please enable debugging in setup for more details.

So I tried again with debug level set to 1, error again - lots more info

any help or advice
Colin Thompson

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lots more info
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...?

lots more info....



Stack Trace
======================================
Links (2027): Links::environment called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links.pm line 431 with no

arguments.
Links (2027): Links::fatal called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links/User/Login.pm line 192

with arguments
(Unable to send email. Reason: Sendmail exited with an unknown exit

status: 1 at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links/User/Login.pm line

192.
).
Links (2027): Links::User::Login::_send_validate_email called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links/User/Login.pm line 172

with arguments
(HASH(0x8413e44)).
Links (2027): Links::User::Login::signup_user called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/GT/Plugins.pm line 91 with

no arguments.
Links (2027): GT::Plugins::dispatch called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Links/User/Login.pm line 27

with arguments
(GT::Plugins,

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Plugins, user_signup,

CODE(0x8220680)).
Links (2027): Links::User::Login::handle called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/GT/Plugins.pm line 91 with

no arguments.
Links (2027): GT::Plugins::dispatch called at

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/user.cgi line 25 with arguments
(GT::Plugins,

/homepages/41/d73721280/htdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin/Plugins, handle_login,

CODE(0x82076a8)).

*****plus more info about system / cgi input / environment etc...
Colin Thompson

See alex's reply here:

http://gossamer-threads.com/...known%20exit;#216326

Paul

tried changing from the /usr/sbin/sendmail to the smtp "localhost"

no error message but, no validation email after registration

spoke with the tech support for my server, was told that I should be using sendmail because I have a unix server (they say smtp would be for NT server)

changed back to original settings

Email sent to Gossamer Threads installers to see if they can help

any thoughts
Colin Thompson

Did you checkout post 5 in that thread?

Btw, sendmail is preferred but smtp is still useable on a unix system normally.

OK

I tried the smtp putting localhost into the field marked db_smtp_server

should this I have used something like auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk in this db_smtp_server field?
Colin Thompson

You should use the smtp address of your host or your domain if you have an alias. If you aren't sure you should contact your host and they will tell you.

You can try:

auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk

...I guess.

that appears to have worked, thanks.
Colin Thompson