Email not working in Alfresco 3.3g

[jeremy]

Hi,

I can't get email to work in Alfresco 3.3g.

I log into the localhost:8080/alfresco, click on 'Company Home', and then I click on 'View Details' from the 'More Actions' menu. Next I click on 'Manage Space Users', and then I invite a user. However, an invitation does not get emailed.

I have configured the email settings in the alfresco-global.properties file as follows:

#
# Outbound Email Configuration
#————-
#mail.host=
#mail.port=25
#mail.username=anonymous
#mail.password=
#mail.encoding=UTF-8
#mail.from.default=alfresco@alfresco.org
#mail.smtp.auth=false
mail.host=smtp.gmail.com
mail.port=465
mail.username=xxxxx
mail.password=xxxxx
mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true

The tomcat log contains the following:

INFO: Server startup in 52358 ms18:05:25,515 User:admin ERROR [web.bean.TemplateMailHelperBean] Failed to send email to xxxxx@xxxxx.comorg.springframework.mail.MailSendException: Mail server connection failed; nested exception is javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465, response: -1        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.doSend(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:418)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:341)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:356)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:345)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.SubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(SubsystemProxyFactory.java:65)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy212.send(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.TemplateMailHelperBean.notifyUser(TemplateMailHelperBean.java:179)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.BaseInviteUsersWizard.finishImpl(BaseInviteUsersWizard.java:329)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:118)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:115)        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:321)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean.finish(BaseDialogBean.java:124)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.WizardManager.finish(WizardManager.java:593)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.apache.myfaces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:132)        at org.apache.myfaces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:61)        at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:109)        at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot._broadcastForPhase(UIViewRoot.java:97)        at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:171)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationExecutor.execute(InvokeApplicationExecutor.java:32)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.executePhase(LifecycleImpl.java:95)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:70)        at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:139)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:104)        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor474.invoke(Unknown Source)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy207.doFilter(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.NullFilter.doFilter(NullFilter.java:68)        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor474.invoke(Unknown Source)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy207.doFilter(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465, response: -1        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1270)        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:370)        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:275)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.doSend(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:388)        … 65 more18:15:26,312 User:admin ERROR [web.bean.TemplateMailHelperBean] Failed to send email to jeremy.rees@hotmail.comorg.springframework.mail.MailSendException: Mail server connection failed; nested exception is javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465, response: -1        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.doSend(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:418)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:341)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:356)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.send(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:345)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.SubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(SubsystemProxyFactory.java:65)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy212.send(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.TemplateMailHelperBean.notifyUser(TemplateMailHelperBean.java:179)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.BaseInviteUsersWizard.finishImpl(BaseInviteUsersWizard.java:329)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:118)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean$1.execute(BaseDialogBean.java:115)        at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:321)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean.finish(BaseDialogBean.java:124)        at org.alfresco.web.bean.wizard.WizardManager.finish(WizardManager.java:593)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.apache.myfaces.el.MethodBindingImpl.invoke(MethodBindingImpl.java:132)        at org.apache.myfaces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:61)        at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:109)        at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot._broadcastForPhase(UIViewRoot.java:97)        at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:171)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationExecutor.execute(InvokeApplicationExecutor.java:32)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.executePhase(LifecycleImpl.java:95)        at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:70)        at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:139)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.alfresco.web.app.servlet.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:104)        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor474.invoke(Unknown Source)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy207.doFilter(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.NullFilter.doFilter(NullFilter.java:68)        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor474.invoke(Unknown Source)        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)        at org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems.ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory$1.invoke(ChainingSubsystemProxyFactory.java:116)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)        at $Proxy207.doFilter(Unknown Source)        at org.alfresco.repo.web.filter.beans.BeanProxyFilter.doFilter(BeanProxyFilter.java:82)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:852)        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:588)        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)Caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 465, response: -1        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1270)        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:370)        at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:275)        at org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSenderImpl.doSend(JavaMailSenderImpl.java:388)        … 65 more‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I've read through the posts forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=16018 and forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=3821 but it hasn't helped me.

I can send email using my web client (Outlook).

Would I have to change the source code to get this to work, or is there a way to configure it ?

Thanks.

[jeremy]

I just got Alfresco 3.3g to send email.

I found forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=25402 helpful.

To resolve this issue I changed the alfresco-global.properties file as follows:

mail.host=smtp.gmail.com
mail.port=465
mail.protocol=smtps
mail.username=myusername
mail.password=mypassword
mail.smtps.starttls.enable=true
mail.smtps.auth=true
mail.from.default=myemail