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In the last three days I freshly installed GeekLog v1.3.11sr1

I previously set up another gl site about four months ago and had probs with email. I changed the email backend to smtp and everything was fine. So for this install I did that straight away.

Here's my config.php



I receive notification when users submit for an event, link, account and comment, so I know the site can email. But the problem is users can't email each other and anon users can't email anyone on the site either. Even though I do get an email successfully sent message.

In the config file I also have,



Anyone got any ideas? Is there some setting somewhere I'm missing or something?

I use a cpanel and host with a company.

Shane

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Those who say it can't be done, are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Perhaps the problem is in your site title: do not use any strange characters like dots and '

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Dutch Geeklog sites about camping/hiking:
www.kampeerzaken.nl | www.campersite.nl | www.caravans.nl | www.caravans.net

Hi Beewee,

Thanks for your reply.

I changed config.php to take out the apostrophe. It now reads,

$_CONF['site_name'] = 'Shanes site';

But still the same problems.

Pear is set,

$_CONF['have_pear'] = false;

I tried it with Pear set to true and no luck.

I phoned my hosting company and they said there's nothing they need to turn on, it should work.

I read the FAQ email configuration too.

I've just tried to have all the settings from my other gl site the same. That site uses smtp successfully. They're both with the same hosting company.

Is there anything else I should try?

Shane

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Those who say it can't be done, are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Are they running the same GL version? Is the site with the mailing problem perhaps running a GL version without PEAR? In that case download the PEAR package from the CVS site, install is easy.

I'm running out of other helpful suggestions....

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Dutch Geeklog sites about camping/hiking:
www.kampeerzaken.nl | www.campersite.nl | www.caravans.nl | www.caravans.net

Ah! Please don't tell me your running out of helpful suggestions

The older site was and is running 1.3.11 and hasn't been updated.
The site I'm now working on is running 1.3.11sr1.

So I'm pretty sure 1.3.11 had Pear, or does it?

The config above is an actual copy and paste so where it says

'username' => 'smtp-username',
'password' => 'smtp-password'

should I have an actual password there. The way it is above is how it is on my other site.

Thanks for your help so far.

Shane

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Those who say it can't be done, are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Erm, yes, this should be your actual account information. I would be very surprised if it worked like that ...

You may also have to set 'auth' => 'true'.

bye, Dirk

Hi Dirk,

Thanks for your reply.

My config settings are as follows

$_CONF['site_mail'] = 'webmaster@shanegibney.com';

$_CONF['have_pear'] = false;

'auth' => false,
'username' => 'webmaster@shanegibney.com',
'password' => 'password for above email address'

I hadn't realised that the user name is actually the site email.

There are three things I want to work:
1.Email notification for submissions of all kind
2.Enable emailing of users on site
3.User receives a emailed password on approve of the user submission.

Before I could only 1. or 2. to work.
Now both work but 3. dosen't work

If I don't leave out the apostrophes around the word false in

'auth' => false,

None of 1,2 or 3 work.

Anyone have any thoughts on this

Shane

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Those who say it can't be done, are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Are you sure this is your SMTP username?



Yeah, sorry. true / false should be written without the single quotes there.

bye, Dirk

Dirk and beewee thank you for your help.

After trying on and off for a week, I don't seem to be able to get smtp to work (Nothing "simple" about it!).

So I changed the backend to 'mail' and all is well now

Thanks,

Shane

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Those who say it can't be done, are usually interrupted by others doing it.