More information required: PL/SQL code Q: Are you using the sendmail on the local server? A: No, then talk to your mail admin A: Yes, then ensure sendmail ( or whatever mail daemon) has been setup properly. Q: can you reliably send mail from the command line using mail, mailx, etc? On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:56 AM, dba1 mcc <mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > we have ORACLE 10.2.0.4 with Redhat AS 4.4 on DELL server. Recently we > are test "UTL_SMTP" on ORACLE PL/SQL program and tried to send MAIL to > customers. > > The problem is this send MAIL program always one time work and second time > not work (loop). I don't think problem come from ORACLE bug or any ORACLE > relate problem. If I copy database and put on anyother server, it work > correctly. > > Does anyone have suggestion? > > ====== sample event happen === > > Connected to: > Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production > With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options > *SQL> @mailbody > 31 . > SQL> / > Declare > * > ERROR at line 1: > ORA-29278: SMTP transient error: 421 Service not available > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 21 > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 97 > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 139 > ORA-06512: at line 15* > > *SQL> /* > *PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.* > ** > > *SQL> / > Declare > * > ERROR at line 1: > ORA-29278: SMTP transient error: 421 Service not available > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 21 > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 97 > ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 139 > ORA-06512: at line 15* > > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist