MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor"

[vit]

I am getting
SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor
when running the following code on Windows

use MIME::Lite;
my $msg=MIME::Lite->new(From=>"xx",
                          To=>'[e-mail]',
                          Subject=>'Test MIME',
                          Data=>"This is the test message");
$msg->send;

What am I missing?

[olus]

Maybe two things. Not having sendmail installed and not having read the module's full documentation.

If you have a server that can send mails for you, there is the send_by_smtp method to which you can specify that server's name.

my $mailer = 'hostname';
$msg->send_by_smtp($mailer); # do some error checking

[vit]

/* Not having sendmail installed */

how to check/install sendmail?
and I guess I am not using it or I am mistaken?

[Corion]

I recommend the second approach first, simply reading and understanding the module documentation. It explains the module defaults and what to do on Windows.

[Anonymous Monk]

sendmail, or a hostname.

[vit]

Could you please clarify.

[Anonymous Monk]

Try turning debug on with: MIME::Lite->send('smtp','host.com',Debug=>1);