Hi, we're having issues with sending newletters (campaigns). We've no clue to what may be going wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated.
The error in the log is this:
26.07.2013 17:23:16.137 *ERROR* [10.150.122.43 [1374859396096] POST /libs/mcm/content/newsletter.flighttest.json HTTP/1.1] com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.CqRetrieverEMailTemplate Failed to retrieve Content {} java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:351) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:213) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:200) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:529) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:478) at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:375) at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:249) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.java:80) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.java:122) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(HttpConnection.java:707) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:387) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397) at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:323) at com.day.cq.retriever.impl.HttpClientGenerator.retrieve(HttpClientGenerator.java:65) at com.day.cq.retriever.impl.RetrieverServiceImpl.retrieve(RetrieverServiceImpl.java:48) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.retrieve(CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.java:262) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.getHtml(CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.java:99) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.doBuild(CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.java:134) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.doBuild(CqRetrieverEMailTemplate.java:47) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.AbstractEmailTemplate.buildMessage(AbstractEmailTemplate.java:141) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.email.AbstractEmailTemplate.buildMessage(AbstractEmailTemplate.java:42) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.CqMailing.send(CqMailing.java:157) at com.day.cq.mailer.impl.CqMailingService.send(CqMailingService.java:145) at com.day.cq.mcm.core.newsletter.NewsletterServiceImpl.sendNewsletter(NewsletterServiceImpl.java:341) at org.apache.jsp.libs.mcm.components.commands.newsletter.flighttest_POST_jsp._jspService(flighttest_POST_jsp.java:296) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:502) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:449) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.JspScriptEngineFactory.callJsp(JspScriptEngineFactory.java:241) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.JspScriptEngineFactory.access$100(JspScriptEngineFactory.java:86) at org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.JspScriptEngineFactory$JspScriptEngine.eval(JspScriptEngineFactory.java:441) at org.apache.sling.scripting.core.impl.DefaultSlingScript.call(DefaultSlingScript.java:361) at org.apache.sling.scripting.core.impl.DefaultSlingScript.eval(DefaultSlingScript.java:171) at org.apache.sling.scripting.core.impl.DefaultSlingScript.service(DefaultSlingScript.java:463) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.request.RequestData.service(RequestData.java:508) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.SlingComponentFilterChain.render(SlingComponentFilterChain.java:45) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:64) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.WCMDebugFilter.doFilter(WCMDebugFilter.java:148) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.WCMComponentFilter.filterRootInclude(WCMComponentFilter.java:333) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.WCMComponentFilter.doFilter(WCMComponentFilter.java:160) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.SlingRequestProcessorImpl.processComponent(SlingRequestProcessorImpl.java:254) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.RequestSlingFilterChain.render(RequestSlingFilterChain.java:49) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:64) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.warp.TimeWarpFilter.doFilter(TimeWarpFilter.java:106) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.wcm.mobile.core.impl.redirect.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:290) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.pearson.pt.newrelic.filter.NewRelicFilter.doFilter(NewRelicFilter.java:82) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.debug.RequestProgressTrackerLogFilter.doFilter(RequestProgressTrackerLogFilter.java:59) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.theme.impl.ThemeResolverFilter.doFilter(ThemeResolverFilter.java:76) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.wcm.foundation.forms.impl.FormsHandlingServlet.doFilter(FormsHandlingServlet.java:220) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.adobe.granite.optout.impl.OptOutFilter.doFilter(OptOutFilter.java:74) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.WCMRequestFilter.doFilter(WCMRequestFilter.java:90) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at com.day.cq.wcm.designimporter.CanvasPageDeleteRequestFilter.doFilter(CanvasPageDeleteRequestFilter.java:87) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.rewriter.impl.RewriterFilter.doFilter(RewriterFilter.java:83) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.i18n.impl.I18NFilter.doFilter(I18NFilter.java:127) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.bgservlets.impl.BackgroundServletStarterFilter.doFilter(BackgroundServletStarterFilter.java:135) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.filter.AbstractSlingFilterChain.doFilter(AbstractSlingFilterChain.java:60) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.SlingRequestProcessorImpl.processRequest(SlingRequestProcessorImpl.java:151) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.SlingMainServlet.service(SlingMainServlet.java:206) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:96) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:79) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.ServletPipeline.handle(ServletPipeline.java:42) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:49) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at org.apache.sling.i18n.impl.I18NFilter.doFilter(I18NFilter.java:127) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.doHandle(FilterHandler.java:88) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:76) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:47) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at org.apache.sling.security.impl.ReferrerFilter.doFilter(ReferrerFilter.java:259) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.doHandle(FilterHandler.java:88) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:76) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:47) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at org.apache.felix.http.sslfilter.internal.SslFilter.doFilter(SslFilter.java:55) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.doHandle(FilterHandler.java:88) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:76) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:47) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at com.adobe.granite.license.impl.LicenseCheckFilter.doFilter(LicenseCheckFilter.java:179) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.doHandle(FilterHandler.java:88) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:76) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:47) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at org.apache.sling.engine.impl.log.RequestLoggerFilter.doFilter(RequestLoggerFilter.java:75) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.doHandle(FilterHandler.java:88) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.handler.FilterHandler.handle(FilterHandler.java:76) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.InvocationFilterChain.doFilter(InvocationFilterChain.java:47) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.HttpFilterChain.doFilter(HttpFilterChain.java:33) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.FilterPipeline.dispatch(FilterPipeline.java:48) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.dispatch.Dispatcher.dispatch(Dispatcher.java:39) at org.apache.felix.http.base.internal.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:67) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.ServletRuntimeEnvironment.service(ServletRuntimeEnvironment.java:250) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.RequestDispatcherImpl.doFilter(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:321) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.RequestDispatcherImpl.service(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:340) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.RequestDispatcherImpl.service(RequestDispatcherImpl.java:383) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.ServletHandlerImpl.process(ServletHandlerImpl.java:360) at com.day.j2ee.servletengine.HttpListener$Worker.run(HttpListener.java:644) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)