ORA-29531: no method get_crlf in class oracle/plsql/net/TCPConnection

ORA-29531: no method get_crlf in class oracle/plsql/net/TCPConnection[@more@]fact: Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition 8.1.7 symptom: Error when using UTL_SMTP symptom: ORA-29531: no method get_crlf in class oracle/plsql/net/TCPConnection symptom: ORA-6512: at "SYS.UTL_TCP" symptom: ORA-6512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP" change: patchset 8.1.7.2 or above applied cause: The steps in the patchset readme for 8172+ does not include re- running initplsj or manually loading this jar. Original problem is caused by Bug 1721293 UTL_SMTP FAILS WITH ORA-29531 . fix: 1. connect as SYS 2. run $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/initplsj.sql