in reply to Net::SMTP->new call hangs

It sounds like you are on a Windows machine.

Did you recently install XP service pack 2 ?

The firewall enabled by SP2 may be blocking access to your SMTP server.

Try the command
NETSTAT -a
from a command line while your program is hung - see if it is waiting on port 25.

Another, more drastic diagnostic is to sniff the network for packets, using something like Ethereal.

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Re^2: Net::SMTP->new call hangs
by gpurusho (Acolyte) on Dec 08, 2004 at 22:13 UTC
    We are on Windows 2000.

    Also sniffing the network might not be possible as I need to go through a lot of approval process and paperwork before this can even begin.
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      Without more info, the only suggestion I have is to try to run your script in DEBUG mode, by doing

      perl -d ScriptName.pl

      Debug mode commands are documented in perldebug and perldebtut.

          ...each is assigned his own private delusion but he cannot see the baggage on his own back.

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        What other information would help you help me. I tried running the script on a debug mode and it hangs in the Perl - SMTP module.

        Also I made sure the port 25 is open and no other application or firewall is blocking it.
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