<![CDATA[PunBB Forums — Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/topic/14410/registration-emails-not-being-sentreceived/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:16:33 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113466/#p113466 Peter wrote:
MattF wrote:

I wouldn't spend too much time trying to make them filter friendly. You'll find the likes of Yahoo/Gmail/AOL/Hotmail are a law unto themselves regarding what they term as spam. You will most likely fail to get most of them through. big_smile

So what's the solution? I have too many 3200's in my database. I don't get it...

There aren't any solutions, to be truthful. You'll give yourself grey hairs and nowt else trying to get through their filters. Check any of the MTA lists, (Postfix, Exim, Sendmail), and you'll find the same answers. The deliveries will get binned for no discernible reason.

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:16:33 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113466/#p113466 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113452/#p113452 You need to set those values and remove the cache_config.php file from the cache directory.

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:38:27 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113452/#p113452 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113450/#p113450 I see three mentions of smtp in the database:

o_smtp_host
o_smtp_user
o_smtp_pass

Should it work if I fill in those values? Or should I change anything else in the database as well?

Edit: I've added the smtp information, but I still get that same system address in the email source.

MattF wrote:

I wouldn't spend too much time trying to make them filter friendly. You'll find the likes of Yahoo/Gmail/AOL/Hotmail are a law unto themselves regarding what they term as spam. You will most likely fail to get most of them through. big_smile

So what's the solution? I have too many 3200's in my database. I don't get it...

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:07:27 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113450/#p113450 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113321/#p113321

In the admin options panel, the smtp server settings. If those are left empty, the forum will default to using the local mail pickup. The envelope sender address then becomes whatever the system or httpd username is.

My admin panel has gone the way of the dodo... :-(

Where in the database are these SMTP settings supposed to end up? Or can I change the PHP code somewhere?

And how can I remove the word 'Mailer' from the confirmation email? I suspect that word could contribute to higher spam ratings in bayesian filters.

]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:36:10 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113321/#p113321 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113270/#p113270 Peter wrote:
MattF wrote:

You're using local mail delivery then, rather than smtp.

How/where would I change that?

I can never wrap my head around the email stuff... :-(

(BTW, I've added a link to my site to my profile.)

In the admin options panel, the smtp server settings. If those are left empty, the forum will default to using the local mail pickup. The envelope sender address then becomes whatever the system or httpd username is.

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:26:26 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113270/#p113270 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113261/#p113261 MattF wrote:

You're using local mail delivery then, rather than smtp.

How/where would I change that?

I can never wrap my head around the email stuff... :-(

(BTW, I've added a link to my site to my profile.)

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:57:46 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113261/#p113261 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113250/#p113250 Could you link to your site?

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:15:34 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113250/#p113250 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113225/#p113225 You're using local mail delivery then, rather than smtp.

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:50:24 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113225/#p113225 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113224/#p113224 OK, I checked o_webmaster_email and it has the correct email address. So that's not where return-path (envelope-from etc.) get the email address from.

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:48:02 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113224/#p113224 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113222/#p113222 It's o_webmaster_email in the config table.
You can also directly change it in include/email.php

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:35:18 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113222/#p113222 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113220/#p113220 elbekko wrote:

You'll have to either set the webmaster email in the admin panel, or create the email address in your hosting config.

Thanks.

Do you know where in MySQL the webmaster email is supposed to end up? I've destroyed my admin panel after heavy customization... :-(

I've already created many email addresses in my hosting configuration. How can I connect one of them to return-path etc. for PunBB registration? (I've sent my hosting provider the same question.)

BTW, the From: line is fine. That's something like From:  "MyWebsite Mailer" <peter@mywebsite.com>

Or could the word 'Mailer' ruin it? Where in the code can I remove that word?

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:45 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113220/#p113220 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113215/#p113215 I wouldn't spend too much time trying to make them filter friendly. You'll find the likes of Yahoo/Gmail/AOL/Hotmail are a law unto themselves regarding what they term as spam. You will most likely fail to get most of them through. big_smile

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:06:24 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113215/#p113215 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113208/#p113208 You'll have to either set the webmaster email in the admin panel, or create the email address in your hosting config.

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:59:08 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113208/#p113208 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113202/#p113202 The return-path (envelope-from etc.) on the emails is something like this:

myaccount@box555.bluehost.com

I can imagine that is causing problems with some spam filters.

Where can I fix that? In the server email settings? In PunBB code somewhere? A field in MySQL?

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:48:43 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113202/#p113202 <![CDATA[Re: Registration emails not being sent/received]]> https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113171/#p113171 Make sure the address the mails are being sent from exists.

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:03:04 +0000 https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/113171/#p113171