[sisterwolf]

Okay, I found the php mail error logs.... is that okay?   

[sisterwolf]

Huh... PHP mail error logs say that the "from address is not in the member domain."  That's inaccurate...  Wonder how I correct that?

[JimM]

Sounds like what I asked previously...the webmaster email address being the same as your domain.  You may have to log a support ticket with your host for the answer to that one.  Copy the error and see what they say.

[sisterwolf]

Sounds like what I asked previously...the webmaster email address being the same as your domain.  You may have to log a support ticket with your host for the answer to that one.  Copy the error and see what they say.

It's exactly what you asked previously.  Thing is - Yahoo doesn't even allow the PHP email address to be anything other than an existing one within your domain.  Thank you very much for at least putting me on the right track to getting this fixed.    I will post here for the sake of klaytonium when I get an answer.

And by the way, klaytonium, I found the php mail error logs in the tmp folder on my file manager.

[JimM]

Great.  Be sure and let us know what Yahoo says.  This definitely might help others in the future.

[sisterwolf]

Okay.  *sigh*  Yahoo doesn't offer ANY PHP support at all.  I've tried to fix this and still can't.  I tried switching over to SMTP, and still can't find an SMTP host that does not absolutely require authentication (which simple machines doesn't seem to support?)

So I still need help. 

[sisterwolf]

I should also add that Yahoo told me that they do not absolutely require authentication on SMTP.  They suggested that I use either port: 25 or port: 587.  However...

When I use port 587, I get this forum error message (in the error log): "Could not connect to SMTP host: 13 : Permission denied"

When I use port 25, I get this error message: "Could not connect to SMTP host: 65 : No route to host"

[JimM]

I've been Googling and this definitely appears to be a problem created by Yahoo Webhosting.  Are you using this as your smtp server:

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smtp.mail.yahoo.com
I would think that Yahoo would want to fix this problem.  If they don't cooperate, then you best option is to find a new hosting provider.

[sisterwolf]

I've been Googling and this definitely appears to be a problem created by Yahoo Webhosting.  Are you using this as your smtp server:

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smtp.mail.yahoo.com
I would think that Yahoo would want to fix this problem.  If they don't cooperate, then you best option is to find a new hosting provider.

I was using

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smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com
as my smtp server.

I would think that Yahoo would want to fix the problem as well.  Since they are refusing to cooperate, do you have any suggestions as to where a more SMF friendly web host can be found?

[JimM]

We have a number of really great SMF friendly hosts listed in the Hosts, Hosting and Commercial Services board.

[king kratos]

I have Comcast and am currently using them for my SMTP on my forum. No problems what so ever! My sendmail() doesn't work properly and I cannot figure out why. But, I can say, if you have a Comcast account, just set up an email for webmaster******@comcast.net (where ****** is a string of numbers). It's not pretty, but it gets the job done, temporarily at least.

Kratos

[sisterwolf]

Thank you, Jim. 

On the off chance that this might have something to do with my issue.....

I was searching through the Yahoo Small Business site, and found this in the PHP mail "explanation" (if you can call it that):

You will also need to indicate the path to the Yahoo! mail program, Sendmail. The path to Sendmail is /usr/sbin/sendmail.

Is there some place specific in the forum files that I need to go in and change that??

And is there a specific forum file (when I say file, I mean page, or PHP file, or whatever) that is used exclusively for sending mail, where I can go in and take a look at the code?

[sisterwolf]

Thanks, kratos!!!!

Edit:  Awwww...   I figured I'd at least be able to purchase a comcast account, but alas, it's for comcast customers only.    Oh well.

[king kratos]

Sorry , I should have specified that  . My sincere apologies. Yes, You must subscribe to Comcast Internet Services for this to work.

However, if you subscribe to an ISP, you may be able to do the same thing with their email. Most ISP's provide a set number of email accounts and you can just create a webmaster account. Then just use that to STMP your forum mail. I cannot guarantee that it works, but it never hurts to try.

Kratos

[JimM]

Do you have access to the php.ini file in your hosting control panel?  That is normally set there.

The emails are built and sent by  /Sources/Subs-Post.php

[sisterwolf]

Do you have access to the php.ini file in your hosting control panel?  That is normally set there.

No, I don't.  Thanks, yahoo.   

The emails are built and sent by  /Sources/Subs-Post.php

Innnnteresting.  The error that it is showing is in that file on line 973.  Don't know what line that is, but *shrugs*...

[sisterwolf]

Y'know what's bugging me?  That I have already been able to send email with that test that you had me do a few days ago on yahoo's server.  That's why I'm wondering if there's something in that subs-post file that needs to be changed.

[JimM]

If it does, it's again because of some restriction that Yahoo is placing.  That file works on thousands of server set-ups. 

[sisterwolf]

If it does, it's again because of some restriction that Yahoo is placing.  That file works on thousands of server set-ups.

Roger that.  We're changing hosts.  Like asap.

[JimM]

Good move.  Good luck with your new host.