Bug: Net::SMTP code fails when it cannot connect to mail host

The Net.pm module's Net::SMTP code fails when it cannot connect to a mail host (e.g. because an Internet link is down).

Test case

1. Set mail host to something invalid, when using Net::SMTP
2. Try to register as a new user
3. You get an error saying that the $smtp variable was undefined, causing a method to fail.

Environment

-- RichardDonkin - 07 Mar 2002

Follow up

Fixed.

Fix record

See the attached patch for Net.pm, this generates a reasonable error message in this case.

-- RichardDonkin - 07 Mar 2002

Committed to CVS for TWikiAlphaRelease

-- RichardDonkin - 19 Mar 2002