SMTP is not working anymore!!!!

[digisoft]

Hi. I am new to this good host. Yesterday I was using the SMTP relay with no problems. But today I can't send single mail. My configuration for SMTP was:
localhost on port 25 with no password and no username. It worked great but today I receive this error:

Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to localhost:25 (Connection timed out) in /home/xxxxxxx/public_html/smtp.lib.php on line 228

 

[Corey]

Can you try now?

-Corey

 

[digisoft]

Thanks for the reply but it still doesn't work
I am on server cossacks

 

[Elements]

Check to see if the service is up or down
http://forums.x10hosting.com/free-hosting/13706-x10hosting-services-up-down.html#post83349

 

[Corey]

hmm, it works for me, are you still getting the same error? If so can you access other parts of your site?

 

[digisoft]

Yes other parts are working. I really don't know why doesn't work when yesterday it was just fine.

 

[Corey]

Can you link me to where it's trying to send the E-mail?

 

[digisoft]

Ok here is my PHP code for sending mail that was working yesterday with no problem.

<?
require 'smtp.lib.php';

$mail = new smtp;

$mail->debug(true);

$mail->open('localhost', 25);

//$mail->start_tls(); --> it is not used because it has //

//$mail->auth('', ''); --> it is not used because it has //

$mail->from('somethink@not_important.com');

$mail->to("my_mail_is_here@gmail.com");

$mail->subject("MESSAGE SUBJECT");

$mail->body("MESSAGE BODY IS HERE");

$mail->send();

$mail->close();
?>

 

[Corey]

I think I know why. I had the firewall off for part of the day yesterday. In order to send mail out using SMTP and not just sendmail you need to authenticate. It doesn't look like your script is authenticating.

-Corey

 

[digisoft]

Oh thanks man. You have very fast support. Great

 

[lambada]

From the looks of your reply, this is solved.

If i'm mistaken, please re-open.

:lockd: