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PHPBB uses its own SMTP engine, which does support SMTP AUTH.

Right. But like sendmail, you need a real postbox with acces to the SMTP server. And not only webmail/HTTP mail.

If Hunters ISP have only Webmail, he can only use a lokal SMTP-server like Mercury. And with Mercury he can use the normal mail() function via SMTP.

But, if you send your mail from a local SMTP - server and a dial-up line, many mailserver on the internet blocks such mails.

So I think it's a good idea to use sendmail and a real postbox, from the ISP or freemail like GMX, with SMTP access.

So I think it's a good idea to use sendmail and a real postbox, from the ISP or freemail like GMX, with SMTP access.

I´m having really hard to gripp this. You recommend me to keep the settings in php.ini and get a normal "webmail" with SMPT support? Guess the best would be if I had the same as you know but GMX looks to be only german.

Have tried to add everything who is of importante as an overview here: have update as good as I can: http://83.227.193.230/pic/smtp/index.php think I dident miss anything right? But I really think it´s a lot wrong. Would appreciate if you could make an quick overlook of it.

Have get myself a new webmail. And I even got some information about it!
e-mail adress: wings@bredband.net
Incoming email server (POP3): pop.bredband.net
Out email server (SMTP): smtp.bredband.net
webmail adress: webmail.bredband.net

Is SMTP username and pas same as my username and password to the mailaccount(wings@bredband.net)?

edit: have seartch a lot after a guide to this but it´s impossibel to find and I will definatly write one when I´m getting this one working(if I ever will......)

Have tried to add everything who is of importante as an overview here: have update as good as I can: http://83.227.193.230/pic/smtp/index.php think I dident miss anything right?

Ok, I don't know anything about "SMTP Server Pro". And you remeber: With sendmail and a real postbox at your ISP there is no need for such a software. (Picture 1-4)

Is SMTP username and pas same as my username and password to the mailaccount(wings@bredband.net)?

You mean "auth_username" in "sendmail.ini"? Yes.

Have get myself a new webmail. And I even got some information about it!

Well:
sendmail.ini (Picture 5)

Code: Select all: smtp_server=smtp.bredband.net auth_username=<username from bredband.net> auth_password=<password from bredband.net> force_sender=wings@bredband.net

For testing you may add/enable in this file:

Code: Select all: error_logfile=error.log debug_logfile=debug.log

php.ini (Picture 6)

Code: Select all: ;SMTP = localhost ;smtp_port = 25 ;sendmail_from = me@example.com sendmail_path = "\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe -t"

You may add a driveletter to "sendmail_path".

phpbb (Picture 7)
Insert SMTP Username/Password.

Or, if you want use sendmail:
Change setting for "Use SMTP Server" from "yes" to "no".

It's really so easy... ;-)

With sendmail and a real postbox at your ISP there is no need for such a software. (Picture 1-4)

What is "real postbox"? Is my bredband.net a real postbox? Know where I can find it for free else(eng. version)?

Pictures is uppdated: http://83.227.193.230/pic/smtp/index.php

something is still wrong. Have now added the shortest <php> script I could find.

Code: Select all: <body> <?php if (!$Submit){ ?> <form name="form1" method="post" action=" <?php echo $PHP_SELF?> "> <input type="text" name="name" value="test"> <input type="text" name="surname" value="test"> <input type="text" name="titel" value="test"> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send"> <input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset"> </form> <?php } else { $mailadress = "wings@bredband.net"; mail("$mailadress", "$titel", "Mail has been sent by:\n$name $surname"); echo "Mail has been sent to $mailadress"; } ?> </body>

Pictures is uppdated: http://83.227.193.230/pic/smtp/index.php

a) You remeber: You don't need "SMTP Server Pro" if you use our sendmail.
b) I never told you to setup "pop3_server", "pop3_username" and "pop3_password" in "sendmail.ini".

something is still wrong.

And what?
- error message?
- log files?

- error message?
- log files?

Error message is something like this:

"Area restricted - You dont got enought rights(it´s at swedish

)

Think you can see it here:
http://83.227.193.230/wings2/phpbb2/utvardering.php

And there is no log files in my "sendmail"(located: "C:\xampp\htdocs\sendmail"). Refering to some other log file?...

http://83.227.193.230/pic/smtp/index.php

"Area restricted - You dont got enought rights(it´s at swedish Sad )

You mean there is a "error 404"? Look in the Apache "error.log".

BTW:
You should test the PHP mail function with a simple testscript and not with phpBB. Questions about phpBB are better placed in a support forum for phpBB.

And there is no log files in my "sendmail"(located: "C:\xampp\htdocs\sendmail").

"sendmail.exe" should be in "C:\xampp\sendmail"?

But sorry. I think I can not really help you. I instruct you make/setup this, and you make something else...

You should test the PHP mail function with a simple testscript

NICE!!!!! It really worked direct then. Thanks a lot man!!

Questions about phpBB are better placed in a support forum for phpBB.

You are right, guess I have to go there now becouse it still dosent work into phpBB. Any last guess?

But sorry. I think I can not really help you. I instruct you make/setup this, and you make something else...

You have been a great help! Many thanks to you and I´m sorry I´m so slow. Why I did add the "pop3_server", "pop3_username" and "pop3_password" was becouse I thought it was some kind if backup if something should go wrong. Really sorry about that one.

Working form path: http://83.227.193.230/form.php
Not working form path: http://83.227.193.230/wings2/phpbb2/utvardering.php

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