XF 1.2 Sending Emails

[Mark Harris]

Hi there!

To start, I know the system can send emails because the registration emails are working.

On my admin account I have everything turned on that I will receive emails when I'm tagged etc. I don't.

When I try the email all users thing and then send a test email, nothing arrives (unless there is a delay)

Just not really sure if I have missed a setting?

Thanks!

 

[Jeremy]

Have you checked your spam folder?

 

[Mark Harris]

Yes

 

[Jeremy]

Are there any errors in your Server Error Log?

 

[Mark Harris]

No errors logged.

 

[Mark Harris]

From admin log :

array(9) {
  ["test"] => string(15) "Send Test Email"
  ["criteria"] => string(117) "{"receive_admin_email":"1","user_group_id":"2","no_secondary_group_ids":"1","user_state":["valid"],"is_banned":["0"]}"
  ["total"] => string(1) "3"
  ["from_name"] => string(16) "Clear Cut Gaming"
  ["from_email"] => string(27) "mark@******.co.uk"
  ["email_title"] => string(10) "Test Email"
  ["email_format"] => string(4) "text"
  ["email_body"] => string(14) "This is a test"
  ["_xfConfirm"] => string(1) "1"
}

 

[Jeremy]

Try sending it and leaving the secondary groups setting alone.

 

[Mark Harris]

Well, I changed my email address from my proper domain to gmail and I'm getting mails.

How very odd, never had a problem before, unless it's something to do with the boards from address?

 

[Mark Harris]

Have to wonder if I'll suddenly get a huge batch of mails at some point!

 

[Mark Harris]

I just tried creating a new account with another email address from the same domain. For clarity xenforo is on abc.co.uk and the domain I am trying to receive mail on is xyz.co. uk.

Still nothing.

 

[Mark Harris]

Get them from this site though!

 

[Mike Edge]

Try using SMTP in mail setting options. Some hosts block PHP send mail to try to prevent SPAM.

 

[Mark Harris]

Does the mail server need to be on the same machine or belong to the same domain? Or can it be any site as long as I have credentials?

That said I don't normally have problems with forum registration or indeed xenforo. Com for example

 

[Mike Edge]

Yes you can use any SMTP server, just as log as you have the credentials to auth.

 

[Mark Harris]

Tried this, with localhost and it still sends to gmail but not my proper work domain.

From the logs I can see It has something to do with requiring a FQDN or it gets rejected.

Any ideas?

 

[Mark Harris]

Fixed it.

Needed to set the FQDN in IIS STMP settings.