Python sendmail reports time sent incorrectly.

[petrosky]

Hi There,
We have some processes that execute python scripts overnight.
At the end of the process and automated email is sent. We recently had to move to our ISP's SMTP server.

Now, emails seem to appear before the scheduled task runs!

I just ran the following as a test at exactly 3PM and it appeared in my inbox almost immediately but it showed the time sent as 2:54PM.

import smtplib

email_to = "xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com.au"
email_from  = "it@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com.au"
password = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

smtpserver = "smpt.server.address"
emsg = "Should have the time sent."

session = smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver)
session.login(email_from,password)
smtpresult = session.sendmail(email_from, email_to, emsg)
session.quit()

Is the time sent controlled by the mail server or does anyone have any idea what could cause the apparent difference?

Thanks for any advice.

Peter.

Remember- It's nice to be important,
but it's important to be nice

 

[Bong]

I don't think this is a Python problem per se. The time on the SMTP header will be the system time on the server. You should check that time if you can.

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Bob Rashkin

 

[petrosky]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply. I tried setting the time in the header by importing datetime but it still shows the incorrect time.

As it is only 6 mins and the script is working, I will leave it as it is.

Regards,

Peter.

Remember- It's nice to be important,
but it's important to be nice