How to send mail with Sinatra using Pony?

Question

I am having trouble sending email using the contact form I built in Sinatra. I'm using the Pony gem. For some reason I get this error saying 'No such file exist-which sendmail'. I have installed 'sendmail' and I'm still having the same issue. I'm open to any suggestions. The code is below:

Contact form

<form action='/' id='contact' name='contact' method='post' novalidate='novalidate' >

                    <div class="form-group">

                        <div class="input-wrap">
                        <input type="text" class='form-control' name='name' id='name' placeholder='NAME'>
                        </div>

                        <br>

                    <div class="input-wrap">
                        <input type="email" class='form-control' name='mail' id='mail' placeholder='EMAIL'>
                    </div>

                    <br>

                    <div class="input-wrap">
                        <input type="text" class='form-control' name='subject' id='subject' placeholder='SUBJECT'>

                    </div>

                    <br>
                    <div class="input-wrap">
                        <textarea placeholder='MESSAGE' class='form-control' name="body" id="body" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
                    </div>
                    <br>

                    <input type='submit' value='SEND' id='button'>
                    </div>
                </form>

main.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'
require 'bundler/setup'



get '/' do 
File.read('index.html')
end

post '/' do
require 'pony'
name  = params[:name]
mail = params[:mail]
subject = params[:subject]
body  = params[:body]


Pony.mail(:to => 'mjstokes1986@att.net', :from => '#{name}', :subject => '#{subject}', :body => '#{body}')

# File.read('index.html')

redirect '/success'

end

get '/success' do
File.read('success.html')
end

Copy and paste the full error message. What is the output of `$ which sendmail`? — 7stud, Nov 06 '15 at 01:37
Errno::ENOENT at / No such file or directory - which sendmail — Michael Stokes, Nov 06 '15 at 01:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '15 at 01:40

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Try to tell Pony.mail method where to find your sendmail. You can find your sendmail location using which sendmail. (If this doesn't return anything then you just haven't installed the sendmail correctly).

Pony.mail({
  ...
  :via_options => { :location  => '/path/to/your/sendmail'}
})

answered Nov 06 '15 at 01:40

Dmitry Sokurenko

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I've downloaded and install sendmail. How do I find the path? – Michael Stokes Nov 06 '15 at 02:30
Type `which sendmail` in your shell (if you are using Mac or Linux). It should return something like `/usr/sbin/sendmail`. If it doesn't return anything then there were some problems with the installation. – Dmitry Sokurenko Nov 06 '15 at 02:40
This is how I got mine setup `Pony.mail({ :to => 'mjstokes1986@att.net', :from => '#{name}', :subject => '#{subject}', :body => '#{body}', :via_options => {:location => '/c/sendmail/./sendmail'} })` – Michael Stokes Nov 06 '15 at 03:10
Is the `/c/sendmail/./sendmail` the result of `which sendmail`, the path looks weird? – Dmitry Sokurenko Nov 06 '15 at 12:23
That what it returned when I typed `which sendmail` – Michael Stokes Nov 06 '15 at 18:37

How to send mail with Sinatra using Pony?

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