External SMTP email help / no confirmation emails

Guest

Good day.. I have searched the internet for my answers, I have searched your site, I am not coming up with anything that works.

I am running apache/phpnuke/mysql off of a WindowsXP SP2 machine at home, off my Broadband connection. I don't have it set up as a mail server, I don't want to set it up as a mail server.

I want it to use an existing mail account I have with my ISP. How do I get it to do that? Can I get it to do that? What do I need to do that?

My head hurts from trying to find the answer...

I went into the forum configuration and put in my ISP's smtp server, and user name and password, but when I try to create a new user it tells me that a confirmation email was sent, but it never shows up.

Captain Joined: Oct 10, 2004 Posts: 562

Run a forum search for postcast u will find a post on how to setup for local host
keep every thing the same as instructed in the post just change the php.ini to suit your mail server details

Guest

I have/had postcast installed...earthlink pops me with a 550 no relay error..I'lll look for the post in here and try anything it says (I may have missed something) Thanks.

Captain Joined: Oct 10, 2004 Posts: 562

Earthlink will bounce mail if u are on a dynamic ip, as will many Aussie isps,
@aol.com
@optusnet.com.au
@westnet.com.au
@chariot.com.au

Also
@artech.se
@netscape.net
@sympatico.ca

Guest

Hey Steptoe...that's my problem.

I'm on a dynamic IP.

Now my question is: IS there anyway around this? (Besides disabling emailing all together?)

Captain Joined: Oct 10, 2004 Posts: 562

Yes...
One thing u have to accept if u intend to admin a site...it means a 4 lettered word to many ppl.....WORK
I use ip tracker...check the logs each..if u see a name in there without an under line, open the stmp server log, find the name..check to see why the email is rejected.
If cause doesnt exist, do nothing, if bounced,
Open the stmp db (Postcast is Outbox.fpt) in crimson editor, find the name, find the regisration confirmation link, copy paste it into browser addy bar, confirm their registration.
Create new email in your mail prog (outlook etc) to the new member, send an email to the person, explaining u have manually completed their regisration, their email was bounced, if they have another email to change to that in their profile if they wish to have notification of PMs and reply to posts etc.
If not bounced it jmay have been filtered by a spam filter, they may have to config their spam.
Keep in mind, default nuke has a 24 hr grace period, I have approve membership installed, this has a 48 hr grace before deleting fron user tmp table in phpmyadmin.

Guest

You could have just said no then...

The problem is my ISP won't let me use my home computer as a mail server...they block all email traffic from dynamic IP's...

So no matter what email a user uses they won't get any email from my website, and I don't think I want to go fishing for all the pm and EVERY SINGLE email sent by my site to manually send them out. I would have no problem with the user registration, but it still won't work.

Captain Joined: Oct 10, 2004 Posts: 562

Have u edited the php.ini file as per your forum search for postcast a long post by me
Run forum search on port 25 and check to see if your isp blocks port 25..u may also find how to get around it. If not go to the post cast site and read their work around.
Do u have a regist Domain name or use a dns server like no-ip?

Guest

I use a service like no ip dyndns I believe...

My head hurts.

Captain Joined: Oct 10, 2004 Posts: 562

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I use a service like no ip dyndns I believe...

Well do u or dont u??? As admin u know these things, not "believe"

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I have searched the internet for my answers, I have searched your site,

From your answers and searchs I dont think u read this (my post there) it is also on 3 or 4 other sites that would have come up with a google search

http://nukecops.com/postlite47165-nuke+postcast+smtp+server.html

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I am not coming up with anything that works.

Not only does it work, it is in lay terms, and it is how it is done.

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My head hurts.

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