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justin123
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 Posted - 13 November 2007 : 11:40:27
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Ok, I just wanted to double check. I think I may know what part of my issue is, but don't know how to correct it in the code. A couple of things. First, I am not using the standard port 25 for smtp. Next as I stated above I do require authentication. (I have found in the article above plus other ones you have posted where to change that information). I have not figured out how to change what port it authenticates with though. Also in that same section of code where you change the username and password, right above that it has the following line.
= 2 'cdoSendUsingPort
Do you place the port number you want it to use at the end of this line???? I am sorry for all the minor questions, but it is just not making since, and I would also like to thank you for all of your patience with me.
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ruirib
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justin123
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Posted - 14 November 2007 : 11:01:58
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Ruirib, that is exactly what I needed. That fixed the issue partially with my e-mail. I am able to send e-mail from the forum internally, but cannot send mail externally. By that I mean, I can not send mail to yahoo, hotmail, or my work e-mail address. I have seen some other articles that you have pointed out, where people had experienced something similar to this. I am going to read up on that unless you have a quick answer, or know how to fix it. Anyway, thank you for putting up with my nit picky questions, and for being so patient with me. Also thank you for all of the quick responses. I will keep you posted in here on my findings.
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ruirib
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justin123
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Posted - 14 November 2007 : 17:10:41
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Ok Ruirib, I have searched though pretty much all the post pertaining to e-mail on the forum. I noticed that in a lot of the cases you or someone else kept talking about relaying may be the issue. I have double checked this and I have made the necessary changes, but still no success with e-mailing externally. Do you have any more suggestions on what it could be??
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ruirib
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Posted - 14 November 2007 : 17:42:50
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| I must say I have no experience configuring SMTP servers. I just did it for the SMTP virtual server that comes with IIS, so I'm afraid I don't know how t configure Exchange to do that. |
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justin123
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Posted - 16 November 2007 : 19:20:42
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If you don't mind could you explain how you configured it. My configuration is going to be different anyway, part because it is exchange, and part because I am using a different port. However, it may tip me off on what is going on. Similarly to what happened before when you gave me that piece of code I was missing.
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ruirib
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Posted - 16 November 2007 : 23:30:43
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| Well I don't think that is much relevant, because it even doesn't support email domains on the SMTP virtual server. Also, I did it by trial and error... I'm sure you can find much more useful info on the web. |
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ruirib
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justin123
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Posted - 28 November 2007 : 14:37:54
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Ruirib, I have looked over that link that you provided. That really doesn't pertain to my issue. Although I do appreciate you taking the time to suggest the link. This obviously is going to be one of those mind boggling problems, that I am sure has a simple solution. As I have stated before, it does not seem to be an issue relaying the mail. At least not from my server stand point. I have no issues sending mail to yahoo, hotmail, or any other place for that matter though my server, as long as I am sending a normal message. Note: The normal message can include everything you would typically send in an e-mail, attachments, etc.... It is only when I try to send an e-mail to yahoo, and hotmail though the Forum that I have these problems. That is what is so misleading. In Exchange if your smtp services, server, or virtual server is not working properly and you are trying to send a message via SMTP, It doesn't matter how you are sending it, it is not going anywhere. That is why I find it odd that I can send mail to these accounts fine (and always have been able to) but as soon as I try to send it from the forum it never gets there. Can you think of anything else in the code that might be preventing this???
Also, you stated that I would be able to find much more useful information on the web. Not really, that is why I have come here, and quite frankly the support is much better here. Anyway, any more help would be very very much appreciated.
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AnonJr
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Posted - 28 November 2007 : 15:49:25
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| Fist let me qualify: I'm no where near a moderately informed e-mail server admin - however, it seems like there's a problem with the leap from the SMTP component on the web server to the exchange server. Its probably some simple setting to allow e-mail to be relayed from a trusted source... I'd probably start by trying to send an e-mail and then checking the mail server logs to see if it rejected what the web server was sending. |
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ruirib
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justin123
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Posted - 06 December 2007 : 12:03:59
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AnonJr, I have allowed mail coming from my web server to my exchange server. You can do this by the web server's local IP address. As I have put in my previous post, I can send e-mail and receive e-mail fine. However, when I send e-mail from the forum to the outside world it never makes it. As far as the log files go, according to them and the postmaster account the message is delivered successfully. BUT, if I send a message from the forum and the account resides on the e-mail server (this would be locally) the e-mail gets there fine? I have also said that I am not using the standard port 25, and that was part of my problem, and Ruirib was kind enough to give me the code that I was missing. I am still curious if there is a piece of code that I am still missing, due to the fact that the e-mail server works fine.
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AnonJr
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Posted - 06 December 2007 : 12:30:28
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If there are no errors, and its being sent properly, it may be an issue with the e-mail provider at the receiving end blocking the e-mail. I know others have had problems with various providers like Hotmail, Excite, et al either sending the e-mail to the junk mail folder or blocking it outright.
I guess the next step is to find the scope of the problem: is all e-mail from the forum being blocked or is it just the registration e-mail? Also, is it multiple hosts that aren't able to get the e-mail or just particular ones? |
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justin123
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Posted - 06 December 2007 : 12:57:58
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I do not believe that it is the host blocking the e-mail. I understand where you are coming from stating that Hotmail etc.. may be blocking the mail or sending it to the junk folder. Here is why I think that. It does not matter if I send the e-mail to yahoo, hotmail, my work e-mail (which is also exchange, but I control that and know that it is not being blocked)the message never shows up. It will only work if I send the e-mail to a local account on the exchange server and not to the outside world. All of the statements above apply in this fashion. It does not matter if I send the e-mail using send topic to a friend, send message to poster (I think that is what it is called), or any of the other e-mail functions on the forum. This is one of the reasons why this problem is so hard to pin down.
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