XF 1.2 Some recent constant errors

[vexx]

Hey,

Since yesterday, I'm starting to see this popping in the error log constantly:

Zend_Mail_Protocol_Exception: Could not open socket - library/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Abstract.php:277
Generated By: Unknown Account, 20 minutes ago
Stack Trace
#0 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Smtp.php(167): Zend_Mail_Protocol_Abstract->_connect('ssl://smtp.gmai...')
#1 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/Zend/Mail/Transport/Smtp.php(199): Zend_Mail_Protocol_Smtp->connect()
#2 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/Zend/Mail/Transport/Abstract.php(348): Zend_Mail_Transport_Smtp->_sendMail()
#3 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/Zend/Mail.php(1194): Zend_Mail_Transport_Abstract->send(Object(Zend_Mail))
#4 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/XenForo/Model/MailQueue.php(62): Zend_Mail->send(Object(Zend_Mail_Transport_Smtp))
#5 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/XenForo/Deferred/MailQueue.php(10): XenForo_Model_MailQueue->runMailQueue(9.99999785423)
#6 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/XenForo/Model/Deferred.php(198): XenForo_Deferred_MailQueue->execute(Array, Array, 9.99999785423, '')
#7 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/XenForo/Model/Deferred.php(321): XenForo_Model_Deferred->runDeferred(Array, 9.99999785423, '', false)
#8 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/library/XenForo/Model/Deferred.php(274): XenForo_Model_Deferred->_runInternal(Array, NULL, '', false)
#9 /home/tesoelit/public_html/forums/deferred.php(18): XenForo_Model_Deferred->run(false)
#10 {main}
Request State
array(3) {
["url"] => string(44) "http://www.tesoelite.com/forums/deferred.php"
["_GET"] => array(0) {
}
["_POST"] => array(4) {
["_xfRequestUri"] => string(36) "/forums/conversations/herro-der.152/"
["_xfNoRedirect"] => string(1) "1"
["_xfToken"] => string(8) "********"
["_xfResponseType"] => string(4) "json"
}
}

Not sure what to make of it

 

[Paul B]

XF can't connect to the mail server.

What settings are you using?
The Default method should work in most cases.

 

[vexx]

I'm using Google's SMTP since the mail account is configured through Google Apps. The default method got my email in some user's spam boxes and while I tried to "fix" that, it wasn't 100%

 

[vexx]

Also, I keep getting this several times per day..is there a limit somewhere?

No connection has been established to smtp.gmail.com - library/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Abstract.php:319

 

[vexx]

Another update, it seems some confirmation emails are not sent when I recieve a traffic spike of registrees. Is this a bug that I should submit? Is it a Google thing? I have no idea what to do

 

[Paul B]

The errors are all related to connecting to Google's SMTP server.
If it works intermittently then it could be server related - i.e. your server is getting overloaded or similar.

 

[vexx]

thinking this is related to the issue at hand, I got some more:

1. Unable to Connect to tcp://api-verify.recaptcha.net:80. Error #110: Connection timed out 31 minutes ago - library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php:235
2. Delete...
   Unable to Connect to tcp://api-verify.recaptcha.net:80. Error #110: Connection timed out 53 minutes ago - library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php:235
3. Delete...
   Could not open socket 59 minutes ago - library/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Abstract.php:277

I know that these services may fail from time to time, I just find it weird that it's all happening now and I'm thinking it's a server issue or a XF issue somewhere. Any tips from where I can start investigating?

 

[dawg]

thinking this is related to the issue at hand, I got some more:

1. Unable to Connect to tcp://api-verify.recaptcha.net:80. Error #110: Connection timed out 31 minutes ago - library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php:235
2. Delete...
   Unable to Connect to tcp://api-verify.recaptcha.net:80. Error #110: Connection timed out 53 minutes ago - library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php:235
3. Delete...
   Could not open socket 59 minutes ago - library/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Abstract.php:277

I know that these services may fail from time to time, I just find it weird that it's all happening now and I'm thinking it's a server issue or a XF issue somewhere. Any tips from where I can start investigating?

I am getting this today all of a sudden, also getting the failed email. I am using Mandrill but i see no errors there just in xenforo. Not sure why this popped all of a sudden, my settings are correct because it has been working fine for weeks. anyone else getting errors from mandrill today?

 

[Mike]

If they're all happening suddenly (especially with multiple services), that would point to something on your server having issues connecting to external services. Your host may be able to look into it.

 

[dawg]

If they're all happening suddenly (especially with multiple services), that would point to something on your server having issues connecting to external services. Your host may be able to look into it.

Still happening today. I have contacted my host but it seems odd this is only happening to some emails but not all, most go through while a few fail. Haven't been able to track the problem down yet.