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The ColdFusion Server settings for mail allow specifying a username/password for authentication, in the form username:[log in to unmask] I've done this, and told the server to verify the connection, and it says that the verification is successful. However, when I try to send using <cfmail>, it puts the message "Authentication failed" in the log. When I use pilot.msu.edu as the server, the <cfmail> works fine. I was really trying to avoid setting up my own mail server. I guess that must be what everyone else is doing. At 05:17 PM 3/15/2004, Bryan Murphy wrote: >I believe the problem is that they are now requiring authentication to >send. Macromedia had been saying that MX6.1 would allow have a >username/password param in the cfmail tag however after looking at it >(http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/Tags-pt2.htm) it doesn't look like it made it. Hopefully they will get to it in >ColdFusion 7! :) > >I have heard that a work around works but have not tested. > >Wrap your cfmail tags inside of cfpop tags that authenticate to the mail >server. Let me know your results either way. > >If that seems messy I would recommend setting up a mail server with the >specific intent of fielding cfmail requests. > >--------------------- >Bryan Murphy >GuardianLogic > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Wolf [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:03 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [MSUNAG] ColdFusion and mail.msu.edu > > >Is anyone running a ColdFusion server with its mail server settings >pointing to mail.msu.edu? I'm running ColdFusion MX 6.1 on Windows >Server 2003, and it has been using pilot.msu.edu as its outgoing mail >server. I've tried switching this to mail.msu.edu, but it fails with >the message "Authentication failed". As far as I can tell, ColdFusion's >settings do not allow a choice of SSL, so I'm speculating that it cannot >talk to mail.msu.edu. If so, what are my choices? Thanks. > >--Chris >============================================== >Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager >Agricultural Economics [log in to unmask] >Michigan State University 517 353-5017 --Chris ============================================== Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager Agricultural Economics [log in to unmask] Michigan State University 517 353-5017