hostname was not match with the server certificate

**unknown888** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 18:27

Hi, I am setting up a rails application and when I deliver an email, i get this

OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError in UsersController#forgot_password

hostname was not match with the server certificate

here is my setting

ActionMailer::Base.raise_delivery_errors = true
ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true
ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp

ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
:address => "localhost",
:port => 25,
:domain => "domain.com",
:user_name => "user@domain.com",
:password => "pass",
:authentication => :login
}

by not using any of the settings, only using sendmail, i am able to receive emails but its "From: " is not having proper domain.com ( it has the server name i have set in cpanel). Any help is much appreciated.

**NickJ** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 18:42

Hello,

Its not a error rather a warning message as SSL is hostname based.
If you are using secure connection then you will need to use the SMTP server as servers's hostname i.e the actual hostname of server on which your domain is hosted. Also, secure SMTP port would be 465.

Regards,
NicK J.

**jennifer** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-03-2009, 05:24

Hi,

With the new versions of rails you now have to use the server’s host name as set in SSL certificate rather than using localhost I guess. Just as you have it here:

:address => "localhost",

Make sure to point your ActionMailer settings to use the server’s host name as set in the server’s SSL certificate.

:address => ’server.ssl.name’,

while I cannot assure if this is a quick fix to it, but worth a try

Let me know how you get on it.

**unknown888** · #4 (**permalink**) 04-03-2009, 20:27

jennifer

I never had a ssl in my vps.

thanks

**jennifer** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-03-2009, 05:36

Did you try replacing it with the server hostname or your domain name rather than using localhost?

**unknown888** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-03-2009, 15:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jennifer

Did you try replacing it with the server hostname or your domain name rather than using localhost?

I did try but it did not work. May be I have to install smtp-tls gem.?.

**AlexP** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-03-2009, 21:22

Hello,

The problem is that enable_starttls_auto comes true by default so you will have to disable it, Please add following line in config.action_mailer.smtp_settings =

Quote:

:enable_starttls_auto => false

Let me know if still you have a problem so I will check it further.

**unknown888** · #8 (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexP

Hello,

The problem is that enable_starttls_auto comes true by default so you will have to disable it, Please add following line in config.action_mailer.smtp_settings =

Let me know if still you have a problem so I will check it further.

Alex, I tried that bit but rails threw an error as this setting is not recognised in rails 2.2.2. So, i had to hack action mailer. Now it works as expected.

Thanks everyone for offering help.

**jennifer** · #9 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 04:32

Is there anyway you could post here what are the exact changes you made to get it working? It would be good to know the fix for the next time

Thanks!

**unknown888** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 22:32

Absolutely Jenni

Open up the base.rb in ActionMailer and comment the following line:

smtp.enable_starttls_auto if smtp.respond_to?(:enable_starttls_auto)

for me, he was the troublemaker, so had to sort him with a #

cheers

**jennifer** · #11 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 04:45

aah thanks for posting the quick fix.

Alex was almost there... the trick is basically to turn off TLS with the current running mail server. So adding a code to disable it or commenting the enable_starttls line either should do to get this working..

Thank you for posting the fix.. much appreciated