SMTP Setup

ALLHoLy1 · New Member Joined: Dec 05, 2004 Posts: 2

hmmm my turn please Smile

. I'm stuck on this same thing, (same with 500 bagillion people.) I just got desknow, and I got that all set up, I can send mail through it from where I want to send mail from, and it works. How do I configure PHP Nuke to work through DeskNow? Thanks for the help.

MrAnderson · Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 34

I sent you a reply to your PM from earlier i'll help you set it all up

Raven · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:57 pm

This could be a nice tutorial. I'd appreciate it if you would post it here if you have time.

ALLHoLy1 · New Member Joined: Dec 05, 2004 Posts: 2

Thanks alot, as soon as Mr. Anderson and I contact each other, I'll be more then happy to make a tutorial on how to do this. And I'm sure that if I figure out how to do this, then I'll be able to write more about other programs too.... Thank again.

MrAnderson · Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 34

Personally I prefer doing it right. Confirmation emails seemed pointless to me at first. But you'd be surprised how many people make BS accounts with fake emails and spam your forums. But you may not have that problem.

RAVEN: Sure I'll post it tomorrow, i'm pretty busy tonight. But you have helped me alot in the past, the least I can do is try to give back some. I'll create a new post tomorrow.

MrAnderson · Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 34

Raven,

I was just rereading this post and I realized I completely forgot about writing that tutorial. Would you still like me to do that? If so, i'll work on it over the next day or two and post it. Sorry.

Raven · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:08 am

Absolutely! It would be a great addition to our archives Smile

MrAnderson · Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 34

Alrighty, i'll start on it ASAP.

MrAnderson · Hangin' Around Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 34

Ok I have written that tutorial. (Once again sorry for taking so long. Been busy.) Where do you want me to post it?

Raven · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:20 pm

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

and please submit a News story. Thanks!

Reliable · New Member Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 1

I see that you never got around to write/post this tutorial!

sharlein · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:53 am

MrAnderson wrote:

I FIXED IT!!! I run a desknow mail server. After you said that my ISP was the problem I decided to set up my mail server for smtp relay. However it also requires authentication. So I contacted the maker of desknow and asked how to get it to relay smtp. They told me, I set it up... ITS WORKING. lol. Thank you for all your help and patience. Its greatly appreciated.

I wonder if it would help that when you find the fix, you post the fix here?

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

I know this is YEAAAAAAARS old but i found this thread through google and this forum is too huge to know where to post..

my host just enabled some bs php auth so now everytime someone signs up to my website they don't get any emails or anything and the host won't help me AT ALL.

how do i set up my phpnuke to use SMTP to send out the registration emails when someone signs up?

my website is

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

and phpnuke is v7.9

Raven · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:51 am

I could ask you several questions and play 'posting' tag, but if you Google for php send email with SMTP and not mail() function you should get your answer. If none work then you may need to set up your own mail server.

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

But my client has always auto sent emails from a gmail address stipulated in phpnuke.

so now it doesn't work at all.. USELESS HOST WON'T HELP

i've seen this code everywhere, but am i making a new file? or editing an existing file or what? the host pointed me to this:

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

like i knew wtf i was doing..

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

PLEASE HELP MY WEBSITE IS USELESS

Raven · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:19 am

pan,

We don't know what else to tell you. Everything that we know about the issue has been posted here. This would seem to be an issue that you will need to work out with your host. if they have implemented a security scheme then we would imagine it is affecting more than just you so they should be able to advise you on your localized, specific, issue.

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

Is there an already existing file in phpnuke that i can just edit or replace or something so it uses SMTP..?

i just setup an auto installation i don't know how to code or whatever Mad

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

ok sorry, i found this:

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

i will try and do it and see how bad i screw it up

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

nope, i have no idea what i'm doing and i can't afford to wreck the site.

curse you host, CURSE YOOOOOOU

angloswede · New Member Joined: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 15

Hi
I know this is a pretty old thread but if your still stuck I found a really good thread
here

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

and
here

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!

I managed to use my ISP as the mail server.

pan · New Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 7

i eventually changed hosts to someone who supported it Smile

montego · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:39 am

BTW, we have recognized that this is becoming more and more of a systemic "problem" with hosts locking down the PHP mail() function. The RavenNuke Team is going to include an SMTP option in the next release (2.20.00).

Only registered users can see links on this board!
Get registered or login to the forums!