PHP SMTP_port. . . huh?

[Jas]

Twey: I don't mean to sound incompetent (as if I ever don't), but I still don't understand what your asking for. I am really new to the whole "mail" thing. Where should I look in order to find what your looking for?

BTW: I feel compelled to admit that this script is not mine, in case someone thought it was. This comes from the PHP manual.

EDIT:
Testingsite: Could you take me through all of your configurations for hmailserver? Supose I just installed php and hmailserver. Exactly what would I do to configure it like yours (per se; in other words, what did you do in the PHP.ini and hmailserver program)? I know it sounds dumb, but I am definately running into a configuration error-- I am 99.99% positive. (And when you send a message, where does it go?)

[Twey]

I am really new to the whole "mail" thing. Where should I look in order to find what your looking for?

I don't know because I don't know that mail server. Perhaps djr33 will have an idea.

[thetestingsite]

It's been a while since I used the hmailserver, so I don't remember off the top of my head what you need to configure. Your best bet would be to look in their support forums or documentation.

Hope this helps.

[Jas]

Okay, I got it working. But not I am more discouraged then ever. When I send an email to yahoo, nothing happens. I wondered why, and then I tried hotmail and got this:

Subject: Undeliverable: Your Application
X-hMailServer-LoopCount: 1

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Sent: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:25:53 -0600
Subject: Your Application

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

me@something.com
Error Type: SMTP
Remote server (65.54.245.72) issued an error.
hMailServer sent: MAIL FROM:<admin@mysite.com>
Remote server replied: 550 DY-001 Mail rejected by Windows Live Hotmail for policy reasons. We generally do not accept email from dynamic IP's as they are not typically used to deliver unauthenticated SMTP e-mail to an Internet mail server. http://www.spamhaus.org maintains lists of dynamic and residential IP addresses. If you are not an email/network admin please contact your E-mail/Internet Service Provider for help. Email/network admins, please visit http://postmaster.live.com for email delivery information and support



hMailServer

(Good grief! It takes me forever to remove all of my personal info . . . lol)

What can I do now? Is it because the server is offline ? Or am I now worse off then a toasted marshmellow?
Seriously, though, why am I getting that and what should I do?

[Twey]

You're worse off than a toasted marshmallow

If you have another mail account (Yahoo for example) you can use that.

[Jas]

If you have another mail account (Yahoo for example) you can use that.

It won't work on yahoo either.

When I send an email to yahoo, nothing happens

And besides, this has to send email to the user, not me, so it needs to work on as many email servers as possible.

What is causing this catastrophe and how do I fix it? I must be lacking something that other servers have.

[thetestingsite]

I must be lacking something that other servers have.

- A static (external) IP Address
- An active/valid MX record
- &c

[Jas]

- A static (external) IP Address
- An active/valid MX record
- &c

How does one aquire such marvelous things? (Tell me it's not my ISP or I'll. . . I'll . . . I don't know, but I won't be happy. )

[Twey]

It won't work on yahoo either.

Not sending to Yahoo -- using their SMTP servers to send your mail.

How does one aquire such marvelous things? (Tell me it's not my ISP or I'll. . . I'll . . . I don't know, but I won't be happy. )

It's your ISP. The static IP, anyway; you can set up a domain and MX record yourself.

[Jas]

Not sending to Yahoo -- using their SMTP servers to send your mail.

That sounds great, Twey. How do I do it and what are the chances of it working?