Mail catching smtp timeout when running in background

[istvano]

Hi Guys,

I have a very strange issue but I do not how I could debug it any further.

1, if I run mailcatcher in the foreground -f -v

a, web interface works perfectly
b, smtp receives emails flawlessly

2, if I run it in the backgroud

a, web interface works
b, smtp interface does not respond.

Dec 22 12:34:24 sendemail[10247]: ERROR => Timeout while reading from localhost:2525 There was no response after 60 seconds.

If I want to telnet into it I CAN!

It is not a port issue as I run the test on the same computer and when it is in foreground mode it works.

I do not see any error logs anywhere. is there a way to enable some debug mode so that I can see why the smtp timeouts ?

Any idea what can be wrong ?

my ruby version is -> ruby 1.9.3p547 (2014-05-14 revision 45962) [x86_64-linux]
my mailcatcher version is mailcatcher (0.5.12)

My local gems:
*** LOCAL GEMS ***

activesupport (3.2.19)
bigdecimal (1.1.0)
builder (3.2.2)
bundler (1.5.3)
chef (11.16.4)
chef-zero (2.2)
coderay (1.1.0)
daemons (1.1.9)
diff-lcs (1.2.5)
docile (1.1.5)
erubis (2.7.0)
eventmachine (1.0.4)
ffi (1.9.5)
ffi-yajl (1.1.0)
haml (4.0.6)
hashie (2.1.2)
highline (1.6.21)
i18n (0.6.11)
io-console (0.3)
ipaddress (0.8.0)
json (1.8.1, 1.5.5)
libyajl2 (1.0.1)
mail (2.6.3)
mailcatcher (0.5.12)
method_source (0.8.2)
mime-types (1.25.1)
minitest (2.5.1)
mixlib-authentication (1.3.0)
mixlib-cli (1.5.0)
mixlib-config (2.1.0)
mixlib-log (1.6.0)
mixlib-shellout (1.6.0)
multi_json (1.10.1)
mysql (2.9.1)
net-ssh (2.9.1)
net-ssh-gateway (1.2.0)
net-ssh-multi (1.2.0)
ohai (7.4.0)
plist (3.1.0)
pry (0.10.1)
rack (1.5.2)
rack-protection (1.5.3)
rake (10.1.1, 0.9.2.2)
rdoc (3.9.5)
rest-client (1.6.7)
rspec (2.14.1)
rspec-core (2.14.8)
rspec-expectations (2.14.5)
rspec-mocks (2.14.6)
rspec_junit_formatter (0.1.6)
ruby-shadow (2.3.4)
simplecov (0.9.1)
simplecov-html (0.8.0)
sinatra (1.4.5)
skinny (0.2.3)
slop (3.6.0)
sqlite3 (1.3.10)
systemu (2.6.4)
thin (1.5.1)
tilt (1.4.1)
wmi-lite (1.0.0)

[istvano]

Please note I have tried different ports from 1025 like 2525 to see if this helps but. it does not. when running in daemon mode ( background ) the smtp does not work properly.

[cseeger]

+1, same issue as described.

[AntoineAugusti]

I think that it has something to do with the updated dependencies. Right, old and working ones. Left, new and not working ones.

http://puu.sh/dGlWf/cb4b0e8dd9.png

Temporary workaround: mailcatcher -f > out.txt&

[istvano]

Thanks for the info. I will try to run it in the foreground and put it into bg as you suggested

[rosstimson]

We encountered this issue today, it cause much hair pulling :)

Running in foreground workaround fixed it for us.

[istvano]

Hi, I am changing my script to do this too. Although I was really worried as the only similar script is https://github.com/ian-kent/Go-MailHog and I really do not want to upgrade as in the project we use vagrant boxes for the devs and each has mailcatcher.

It would be nice to find out what breaks this. Unfortunatelly I am not a ruby guy and I can not see any log message anywherer.

Thanks

[r4m]

+1

[yatsenko]

I have the same issue. Ubuntu 14.04

[liuruting]

+1, i am having the same issue as described.

[kevinsheffield]

+1

[glebtv]

Problem is Process.daemon here:
https://github.com/sj26/mailcatcher/blob/master/lib/mail_catcher.rb#L177
I think it should be used before calling EM.run
If I move Process.daemon to beginning of that file, it works

[bmishkin]

+1, 0.5.12, ruby 2.1.5, OS X 10.10.1

running in foreground workaround works.

[vnagasivam]

+1, 0.5.12, ruby 2.1.5, OS X 10.10.1

The foreground workaround works for me too.

[rubemz]

+1, ruby 2.1.2p95, , OS X 10.10.1

The foreground workaround works for me.