PaulCheung wrote:
I am having problems trying to send automated emails using Linux,
typically order confirmation emails. I don't know how it is set-up and
according to the manual I read it said "for unix only. You may supply
arguments as well (default: 'sendmail -t -i). sendmail_path = sendmail
-t -i;
You may want to try setting up an email server as a test somewhere else,
so you can have real access to the logs, and then using phpMailer, since
it supports real smtp over port 25, with auth and ssl if need be. Access
to mail log is definetely the first step in troubleshooting this (should
be something like /var/log/mail.log)
For one project I worked on, email worked correctly only after I set up
proper reverse resolve for the IP where mail was going out, setting up
SPF record for the domain with that IP in it (Hi msn/hotmail and co) and
setting up Domain Keys (Hi yahoo!)
With Domain Keys, at least with Postfix and dk-milter, there was no
other way to get email signed besides using phpMailer - somehow mail()
does not interface with postfix right (?) and email was not being signed
unless the whole SMTP took place over regular port 25/tcp
You should also check the IP address of that server in various black
lists like spamhaus etc.
Also, Id make sure From: part of the email is a valid address so you can
receive any bounces.
This didn't not work. I use 1and1 and they have setup the sendmail and
I found the sendmail path is /usr/sbin/sendmail
so I set sendmail_path = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -i -t'; This doesn't work
either - below is the snippet of code.
================================================================
$headers = 'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();
sendmail_path = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -i -t';
$date = date("Y-m-d");
$to = "$email1";
$subject = "Your Account Number";
$message = "Thank you for choosing HANWELL PRODUCTS
PLEASE MAKE A CAREFUL NOTE OF THIS INFORMATION AS WITHOUT IT YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE ACCESS YOUR HANWELL PRODUCTS ACCOUNT
Your USER-ID is : $userid
Your PASSWORD is : $passcode
Your ACCOUNT is : $account
This Email was sent on : $account_date
";
$from = "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";
echo "The email was sent : $date ";
mail ($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>
Can anybody show me what I am doing wrong?
Paul
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