problems sending email to SMTP with PHPMailer

Question

I get the following error log when trying to send a message through an Exchange server:

SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "" 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "220 mail.borschow.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:56:53 -0400 " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "220 mail.borschow.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:56:53 -0400 " 
SMTP -> FROM SERVER: 220 mail.borschow.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.1830 ready at Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:56:53 -0400 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "" 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-TURN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-SIZE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-ETRN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-PIPELINING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-DSN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-8bitmime " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-BINARYMIME " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-CHUNKING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-VRFY " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-X-LINK2STATE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250-XEXCH50 " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE 250-XEXCH50 " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE 250-XEXCH50 " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250 OK " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE 250-XEXCH50 250 OK " 
SMTP -> FROM SERVER: 250-mail.borschow.com Hello [10.0.254.231] 250-TURN 250-SIZE 250-ETRN 250-PIPELINING 250-DSN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8bitmime 250-BINARYMIME 250-CHUNKING 250-VRFY 250-X-LINK2STATE 250-XEXCH50 250 OK 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "" 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. " 
SMTP -> ERROR: AUTH not accepted from server: 504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data was "" 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "250 2.0.0 Resetting " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "250 2.0.0 Resetting " 
SMTP -> FROM SERVER: 250 2.0.0 Resetting 

Notes

• I've tried with my assigned user/password, but the administrator said there's not even a need to use a user/password when sending. So I also tried without it, with no success.
• I even tried with smtp.gmail.com

UPDATE (4/16/2009)

ok, I found my problem.

I am using an SMTP server that permits sending messages without authentication. Therefore I removed the login and password from my code. But I forgot to set the "uses authentication" flag to false. Now it's working.

Thanks for the Help!

Answer 1

SMTP -> get_lines(): $str is "504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. " 
SMTP -> get_lines(): $data is "504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. " 
SMTP -> ERROR: AUTH not accepted from server: 504 5.7.4 Unrecognized authentication type. 

What authentication are you using. I think thats causing the issue. Post the code here so that we can help more.

Answer 2

remember that Gmail needs SSL for connecting and also they don't use the standard SMTP port. If you are using an old version of phpMailer you need to make a kind of hack to put it working.

Here there is a page that can help you

Answer 3

Try adding this:

$mail->SMTPAuth   = true;

$mail->SMTPSecure = "tls";

TLS is needed for many SMTP servers these days.