Log4j - Problem in using SMTPAppender with gmail

[Khp Virajith]

Hello,

I'm using Log4j as the logging framework and I've configured it to send an email with log information when a log with ERROR/FATAL logging level is created.My Log4j configuration is as follows.

  
 <appender  name="smtp_ErrorFatal" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender" >
        <param name="SMTPHost" value="smtp.gmail.com" />
        <param name="SMTPUsername" value="[username]" />
        <param name="SMTPPassword" value="[password]" />
        <param name="From" value="[valid email]" />
        <param name="To" value="[valid email]" />
        <param name="Cc" value="[valid email]" />
        <param name="Subject" value="[LOG] ..." />
        <param name="BufferSize" value="512" />
        <param name="threshold" value="error" />
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{DATE} | %-5p | %X{userid} | %C | %M | %t | %L | %m%n" />
        </layout>
    </appender>

But whenever a log with ERROR/FATAL logging level is created, Log4j tries to send the email but terminates it with the following exception..

log4j:ERROR Error occured while sending e-mail notification.
com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPSendFailedException: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. a14sm1453665tia.0
 
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.issueSendCommand(SMTPTransport.java:1388)
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.mailFrom(SMTPTransport.java:959)
        at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.sendMessage(SMTPTransport.java:583)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:169)
        at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:98)
        at org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.sendBuffer(SMTPAppender.java:330)
        at org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender.append(SMTPAppender.java:215)
        at org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton.doAppend(AppenderSkeleton.java:251)
        at org.apache.log4j.helpers.AppenderAttachableImpl.appendLoopOnAppenders(AppenderAttachableImpl.java:66)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.callAppenders(Category.java:206)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.forcedLog(Category.java:391)
        at org.apache.log4j.Category.error(Category.java:305)
        at miracle.server.presentation.customcomponents.SplashFrame.retrieveSplashImage(SplashFrame.java:53)
        at miracle.server.presentation.customcomponents.SplashFrame.<init>(SplashFrame.java:29)
        at miracle.server.logic.common.AppManager$1.run(AppManager.java:41)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Can anybody point out where the problem is?

Thanks in advance!

[Sirish Kumar Gongal Reddy]

Hi there,

Check your antivirus settings. Generally antivirus won't allow to send emails using some other program (log4j). Go to properties of antivirus in your system try and check there you must find one option related to email sending just check or uncheck (if it is checked) it will work fine.

I have implement the same thing but I have used log4j.properties not .xml check this out any way...
http://sirishg.blogspot.com/2008/08/error-reporting-through-e-mail-using.html

-Sirish
[ September 19, 2008: Message edited by: Sirish Kumar Gongal Reddy ]

[Khp Virajith]

Hi Sirish,

Thank you for your reply. But the fact you pointed out is not the issue with my application .Because, my application has email sending functionalities in Reporting Module and they work fine without any error. Therefore that error isn't just because of the Antivirus settings.

I did a deep google search on this and tried to find whether there's any XML configuration tag that I've missed but couldn't find any missing item yet.

My concern is about the 1st line of the error message.which is,

com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPSendFailedException: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. a14sm1453665tia.0

What is "STARTTLS" and how to issue that command from Log4j Configuration?

Any Help from the experts?

Regards,
VIRAJ