New install no email via smtp or php and no activation email

rsrichie · New Member Joined: Jan 11, 2007 Posts: 11

Hi all i hope im not repeating a problem reported else where as i have read all posts that seem somewhat relevant with no resolve found.
Ok I have just completed a new install and all is working great accept the activation email and the mass email function from the forum admin panel. I also used nuketool box to test the php mail functionality and it advised that it is working and should a email not be received that there is a issue with the smtp server or path.
As my previous site was a ealier version of nuke and i have moved it to another folder i was able to copy all the details over from it exacly into the new sites configuration panel but have had no luck in sending out emails from activation, topic notifacation or mass email.
One thing i did notice was that when selected to use the smtp option on the configuration board that when i send a mass email the screen would just go to white only leaving the menu bar to the left but no confirmation of any email being sent. If i select NO to the use of smtp and then send a mass email it comes up with a confirmation screen, but either way it doesnt manage to send the email.
Any help would be much appreciated.

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Richie

kguske · Site Admin Joined: Jun 04, 2004 Posts: 4686

If you don't have the access yourself, ask your host to check the email server to see what is happening. Sometimes you can see how it is handled there.

jakec · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:51 am

Also you mentioned you were getting a white screen. It would be useful if you could turn on error checking and post any errors you get here.

bunter · New Member Joined: Jan 19, 2007 Posts: 2

I am the one hosting Richies site we run the email Server on a diff Server than the web server, and i have many pages using SMF and phpBB2 forums and they all seems to work with the email settings, only richies one dont even when i use settings from a phpbb2 forum thats email is working.

its not showing eny errors, and yes i turnd on show errors.

i guess its an issue with the forum and not the portal.

we have even tried to use known working email servers from other places NO working still.

We have even tried installing the portal twice thus far and both installs had no errors.

But still have the same Problem.

bunter · New Member Joined: Jan 19, 2007 Posts: 2

I guess no one has any idea.

montego · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:04 am

Sorry... unfortunately I do not have experience in this area to draw upon (in the configuration of mail services). Hopefully someone else here can pick this up?

rsrichie · New Member Joined: Jan 11, 2007 Posts: 11

i was wondering if maybe it is the sential that is conflicting with somthing as this is the only major difference between my previous nuke install and this one.

montego · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:46 pm

I think you would be experiencing different problems if it was NukeSentinel. This release has worked very well for so many people, so it is just a few environments with slight nuances that seem to trip it up. I just wish I new more about SMTP/mail setup to help you. Sad

persona_non_grata · Joined: Posts: 0

c'mon peeps , its fair to say that if you install nuke (whatever version) in a normal server enviroment all should work flawless.
at that point the simple nuke standard configuration is sufficient enough to let it all work.
but when mail functions arent working thats usualy because of your host and his settings,or you have some corrupted files....
pages turning blank with a new fresh install ....? Laughing

rsrichie · New Member Joined: Jan 11, 2007 Posts: 11

ok well it would appear that it is not a issue specific with the raven76 as i just tried to install nuke lite 7.9 with the same result 7.9 comes loaded with sentinal also so my next move is to try plain nuke without sentinal and see what happens.

Guardian2003 · Site Admin Joined: Aug 28, 2003 Posts: 4653

Sentinel has no bearing on how your site handles the php mail() function or smtp mail.
No offence but your time would be better spent reviewing the advice already posted.

skeetch · New Member Joined: Oct 20, 2007 Posts: 12

Started a new post for this :

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Well, just a quick note.. MANY major ISP / Hosting services are turning off the PHPMAIL function. Forcing all of us to use SMTP. the real issue is that phpnuke and"RN"environment uses the phpmail function exclusively, and so far i have not found a way to force it to use smtp, without using an auth hack that circumvents your e-mail auth. thus allowing anyone to register and become auto-enabled.. which is the same as handing the keys of your site over to anyone.

What we really need is for someone who knows how to force the php to use smtp to make an easily searchable post with a fix. I have been searching for hours, and alot of people have errors similar, but this is not an error, it is simply most hosting providers are disabling the phpmail function, and so far there seems to be no workaround without opening the flood gates..

PHrEEkie · Subject Matter Expert Joined: Feb 23, 2004 Posts: 250

The mail calls in Nuke are hard-coded in, so it will not be an easy task to create a centralized mail function that can be called via a setting in the config file or the config table (more likely).

To the original poster: Have you downloaded a fresh phpBB 2.x and installed it to test mail functionality? It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to do so...

Trust me, Sentinel does not block or interfere with outgoing ANYTHING. It only filters INCOMING requests, so it will have no effect on outgoing email or associated services.

PHrEEk

skeetch · New Member Joined: Oct 20, 2007 Posts: 12

Hey Phreekie,

Thanks for the response! I started a new post for this, as it is quickyl becoming a serious problem as more and more hosters and denying the phpmail() function.

here is a link to the post i started so we can more easily search and fix this issue as it becomes more serious.

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skeetch · New Member Joined: Oct 20, 2007 Posts: 12

lol, the more serious problem seems to be my l33t typing skeelz, lol Very Happy

montego · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:23 am

I agree. See my response within your other thread. Wink