MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor"

vit has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am getting
SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor
when running the following code on Windows

use MIME::Lite;
my $msg=MIME::Lite->new(From=>"xx",
                          To=>'xxx@xxx.com',
                          Subject=>'Test MIME',
                          Data=>"This is the test message");
$msg->send;
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What am I missing?

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Re: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by olus (Curate) on Mar 19, 2009 at 23:23 UTC
Maybe two things. Not having sendmail installed and not having read the module's full documentation. If you have a server that can send mails for you, there is the `send_by_smtp` method to which you can specify that server's name. `my $mailer = 'hostname'; $msg->send_by_smtp($mailer); # do some error checking` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by vit (Friar) on Mar 20, 2009 at 12:47 UTC
/* Not having sendmail installed */ how to check/install sendmail? and I guess I am not using it or I am mistaken?	[reply]
Re^3: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 20, 2009 at 12:49 UTC
I recommend the second approach first, simply reading and understanding the module documentation. It explains the module defaults and what to do on Windows.	[reply]
Re: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by Anonymous Monk on Mar 19, 2009 at 22:13 UTC
sendmail, or a hostname.	[reply]
Re^2: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by vit (Friar) on Mar 19, 2009 at 22:47 UTC
Could you please clarify.	[reply]
Re: MIME::Lite returns "SMTP Failed to connect to mail server: Bad file descriptor" by Anonymous Monk on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:22 UTC
Try turning debug on with: MIME::Lite->send('smtp','host.com',Debug=>1);	[reply]

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