MIME::Lite uses Net::SMTP to actually do smtp mail sending. But when trying to use it in my Win32 application, basically because it can handle authentication in the 3.01_05 version, I found that I was still not getting connections. As many ISP's block outgoing connections on port 25 we need to use alternative ports, 587 and 857 being commn.

After probing around in the code I found the solution was extremely simple and may save someone else some grief.

The list of options which will be passed is found in this array at line 2813. Port is not in it, so add it as I have done here and then it does just what it needs to.

my @_net_smtp_opts = qw( Hello LocalAddr LocalPort Port Timeout ExactA
+ddresses Debug );

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jdtoronto

Updated I noted this information here at the same time as posting to rt.cpan.org
Updated As suggested, has been marked up in AnnoCPAN, thanks diotalevi.

In reply to MIME::Lite does not pass PORT to Net::SMTP by jdtoronto

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