Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Unable to send emails https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:07:04 +0000 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:45:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=21076 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : This is the same with most hosts...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112859.html#112859 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 7:45pm

This is the same with most hosts these days, but usually they implement authentication whereby you specify and username and password.

Whatever way you look at it, it is a very unusual setup and not what would be considered 'best practice'
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:45:44 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112859.html#112859 <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : Thanks again -boRg- I asked...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112851.html#112851 Author: donstar
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 6:09pm

Thanks again -boRg-
 
I asked netpivotal why Port 1 does not work and have just had this reply.
 
"Port 1 will not work with CDOSYS on your server because we do not allow relaying through SMTP."
 
Thought I'd let you know.
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:09:21 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112851.html#112851 <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : So far you are the only person...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112849.html#112849 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 4:07pm

So far you are the only person to ever have this issue.

If other hosts start doing the same thing then an option will be made in the admin area, but any option in the admin area requires more database fields and for performance reasons database fields are kept to a minimum.

I'm fiarly sure though that other hosts won't do this, as if you need to use a non local SMTP server you would specify the IP address or URI, and telling you to use 'localhost' then having that routed to a non local SMTP server is certainly a very strange way of doing things.
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:07:57 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112849.html#112849 <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : Sorry -boRg- This didn&#039;t...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112846.html#112846 Author: donstar
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 1:51pm

Sorry -boRg- This didn't start after I upgraded but rather after I moved to netpivotal. I have the same problem with Access version running on their server.
 
After further consultation with them, I'm fairly sure they don't have a local SMTP server as they don't want people sending out spam through their servers. So it would appear that they are routing to a network SMTP server.
 
If this is the case could the admin_email_notify_configure.asp page be edited for future versions to allow novices like me to change from Port 1 to Port 2 without having to edit your code?
 
e.g. By adding to the Email Component Setup section an option to select the Outgoing Mail Server Port as 'Port 1' or 'Port 2' from a drop down list
 
I'm sure I'm not the only person running WWF on netpivotal's servers (or servers set up the same way) and I've just spent the last 2 days trying to figure out what was causing this problem and figuring out how to fix it.
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:51:57 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112846.html#112846 <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : This hasn&#039;t changed for version...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112844.html#112844 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 12:20pm

This hasn't changed for version 8.03, so seems strange it started after your upgrade.

When using locahost SMTP server CDOSYS requires that you use a local port and not a network port. Your web host must have some usual setting to have coursed this and they are routing to a network SMTP server rather than a localhost SMTP server.
]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:20:23 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112844.html#112844 <![CDATA[Unable to send emails : I have recently noticied that...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/unable-to-send-emails_topic21076_post112838.html#112838 Author: donstar
Subject: 21076
Posted: 19 August 2006 at 9:04am

I have recently noticied that since moving to mySQL v8.03 that the Forum has NOT been sending any emails, despite getting no error messages through the Forum. (I got the message saying "your email has been sent to..." but the message was not delivered)
 
I checked all my email settings in admin and they are all correct. I'm using CDOSYS and localhost, no username or password are required.
 
I contacted my host (netpivotal) and they said that the CDOSYS component is working fine and they set up a testmail.asp page which worked fine using their settings.
 
After studying the code in functions_send_mail.asp I noticed that this is set to use Port 1 for localhost as follows
 
 
 
**************************************************
   'Calculate the port we are sendusing (1=localhost 2=network)
   If LCase(strMailServer) = "localhost" OR strMailServer = "http://127.0.0.1" OR strMailServer = "127.0.0.1" Then
    intSendUsing = 1
   Else
    intSendUsing = 2
   End If
**************************************************
 
 
The testmail.asp file however uses Port 2 so I changed the code in functions_send_mail.asp to
 
 
 
**************************************************
  'Calculate the port we are sendusing (1=localhost 2=network)
   If LCase(strMailServer) = "localhost" OR strMailServer = "http://127.0.0.1" OR strMailServer = "127.0.0.1" Then
    intSendUsing = 2
   Else
    intSendUsing = 2
   End If
**************************************************
 
 
and the Forum is now sending out emails.
 
 
Is this a fault in the forum code or is my hosts CDOSYS set up unusual?
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