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toomyg155
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 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: email service |
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At the moment I don't have any email service for My forum like notification to replies like on this forum so I just wanted to know how to set one up? Is there a free service I can get or something I have to pay for?
I have read the tutorial on this subject but don't think it works with sub domains
http://tomswebplace.dyndns.org/ |
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rrinc
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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You need to edit your php.ini, this section is of interest:
| Code: | [mail function]
; For Win32 only.
SMTP = localhost
smtp_port = 25
; For Win32 only.
;sendmail_from = me@example.com |
You could also possibly send email using a service like GMail. It looks like you use SMF. I'm not sure how difficult it would be to integrate that.
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toomyg155
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Would I have to have an email server running to do this?
I want to set up mail like on this forum...When someone replies to your post you get an email notification like that |
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rrinc
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I think what you need to do is setup a local mail server and have it relay the mail to an external server. Have your mail server do the authentication and account specifics since that option isn't available in php.ini.
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toomyg155
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| rrinc wrote: | | I think what you need to do is setup a local mail server and have it relay the mail to an external server. Have your mail server do the authentication and account specifics since that option isn't available in php.ini. |
Thanks anyways I didnt think it would be that easy ;) |
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Lawrence
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:53 am Post subject: |
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You should be able to set your forum up to use your ISP's email server. Most forums allow you to use PHP's default mail config, or specify a server to use. If you use the details you're currently using for your regular email app (outlook, whatever) you should be OK. (Note that some ISPs may have restrictive rules about this sort of thing...)
Alternatively, you can use your own mailserver. If you're running Windows, I recommend Mercury, a free mail server. I've used it for years and it's unquestionably reliable. |
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toomyg155
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I think I treid that before and it didnt work with my isp "roadrunner" |
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bprsk8r4272
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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i use hmailserver on RR works fine
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toomyg155
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| I'll have to look into it... I had seen it before but looks confusing ;/ |
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