SMTP email

Kenneth

I'm trying to get SMTP mail to work on my new install. I know I am using the correct settings as I took them from my outlook account. However, I keep getting the:

Failed to connect to smtp.host-name.com

Rather than bug you so much for a fix, is there any file I can throw together where I can directly test if the SMTP mail works?

Kinda Like:

<?php

if(mail("recipient@abc.com","subject","body","From: from@abc.com"))

echo "email sent";

else

echo "email failed";

?>

But for testing the SMTP mail function? Any help here would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

-Ken

sixstringssteve

I am having SMTP issues also

I am trying to work past the SMTP issues also. You said you are using outlook with your current set up but make sure you are using the same port on OS Ticket as Outlook. I know many ISP's are blocking port 25 and making customers use another port. Also make sure the authentication is set correctly. You will have to check with your email server settings? Are you hosting yoru own e-mail server or are you using another service.

Kenneth

Truth is, I've tried both methods (My own email and an outside source)

I know the port values for both. (One is 2626 and the one mentioned above is set to 25 in outlook and it works fine)

I've tried authentication on/off for both.

-Ken

Kenneth

Ok, I've got an update, After trying more username/mailserver name/authentication combination I got a new error message.

Failed to connect to mail.domainname.com [SMTP: Failed to connect socket: fsockopen()

Any ideas?

-Ken

EDIT: Bleh, ^^^^^ That was because there was a space in front of the mail.domainname.com. SO I'm back to my super descriptive

"Failed to connect to mail.bibliosupport.com "

Kenneth

Fixed!

After contacting my host, they told me to use localhost instead of mail.host-name.com.

Works like a charm now! (Although they did do something backend as well, this is why it is always a good idea to contact your host as well)

-Elmernite