Sending email thru owb

Question

I am writing a very basic process flow to test if I can send an email.
I have a start, an email, and a stop.
I have the smtp server identified but I am getting the following error.
ORA-20000: Failed to send mail due to the following error: ORA-29279: SMTP permanent error: 501 5.0.0 HELO requires domain address
ORA-06512: at line 30
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Dan

Answer 1

Are you sure that the values that you have passed are correct, and no you done have to sue utl_mail , if the email operator doesnt work then probably you have to use utl_mail but then why do the work when there is a ready made option available which only needs to be configured.
example
You can instruct Warehouse Builder to send email notifications after the completion of an activity in a process flow. You may find this
useful, for example, for notifying administrators when activities such as mappings end in error or warnings.
Table 22-6 lists the parameters you set for the email activity.
Table 22-6 Email Activity Parameters
Parameter      Description
SMTP Server
The name of outgoing mail server. The default value is localhost.
Port
The port number for the outgoing mail server. The default value is 25.
From_Address
The email address from which process flow notifications are sent.
Reply_To_Address
The email address or mailing list to which recipients should respond.
To_Address
The email address(es) or mailing list(s) that receive the process flow notification. Use a comma or a semi-colon to separate multiple
email addresses.
CC_Address
The email address(es) or mailing list(s) that receive a copy of the process flow notification. Use a comma or a semi-colon to separate
multiple email addresses
BCC_Address
The email address(es) or mailing list(s) that receive a blind copy of the process flow notification. Use a comma or a semi-colon to
separate multiple email addresses
Importance
The level of importance for the notification. You can type in any text such as, for example, High, Medium, or Low.
Subject
The text that appears in the email subject line.
Message_Body
The text that appears in the body of the email. To type in or paste text, select Value at the bottom of the Activity panel.
The Process Flow Editor does not limit you on the amount of text you can enter.
For email addresses, you can enter the email address with or without the display name. For example, the following entries are correct:
[email protected]
Jack Emp<[email protected]>
Jack Emp[[email protected]]
Jack Emp[[email protected]],Jill Emp[[email protected]]
Jack Emp[[email protected]];Jill Emp[[email protected]]Edited by: Darthvader-647181 on Feb 24, 2009 1:27 AM