phpBB2 Mass E-mail

[pspbetap]

I've looked around here and found several people saying their e-mail functions on forums (like PHP-Nuke) do not function because the "nobody" user has been disallowed on accuwebhosting hosted sites. In those same threads, I noticed large splatters of code to "fix" the problem, but I'm not sure of how to set it up.

In the configuration section of my forums, I have the ability to change the following information:

Use SMTP Server for email (yes/no)
-Say yes if you want or have to send email via a named server instead of the local mail function
SMTP Server Address
SMTP Username
-Only enter a username if your SMTP server requires it
SMTP Password
-Only enter a password if your SMTP server requires it

By default, "Use SMTP Server for email" is set to no, which is all fine and good, but when I fill out the e-mail form and email it using the mass e-mail on my phpBB2 boards, it tells me it is sent but never gets delivered (so no error messages, just no e-mail message either). I've also tried to use mail.pspbetapsi.com with my master username / password, which results in the following error message from the boards:

Ran into problems sending Mail. Response: 550 Sender verify failed

DEBUG MODE

Line : 153
File : smtp.php
[/b]

Originally posted by Line 153

server_parse($socket, "250", __LINE__);

Which looks to be something with parsing the smtp socket or something of that nature..not entirely certain.

I've already posted a question on the PHPBB2 boards asking if the board mass e-mail function uses the "nobody" account, can you provide me with any assistance on your end?

[Jason]

Hi,

Use following configuration:

SMTP ADDRESS: 67.15.230.28
SMTP USERNAME: Full email address
SMTP Password: password

It will work to send emails using PHPBB2.

Further, how many emails you're trying to send in one shot?

[pspbetap]

Ran into problems sending Mail. Response: 535 Incorrect authentication data

DEBUG MODE

Line : 132
File : smtp.php[/b]

Is the error I get when using the above suggested SMTP information.

And there are only 20 or so members on these boards, so its a very small mass e-mail listing. For my test to make sure it works, however, its only 1 e-mail address.

[pspbetap]

bump

[Manuel_]

Hi,

Jason has provided you the correct reply however if you are still facing this error then paste the exact URL I will have to further check on it,

thx

[pspbetap]

pspbetapsi.com/brothers

is the website, I posted the new error message in post number 3 of this thread.

[Manuel_]

I have checked the URL and it seems your are using phpBB forum Kindly check for the following configuration in your admin panel of forum:


Admin CP>general admin>configuration and enable the smtp mailer with these settings

Servername = mail.pspbetapsi.com
Userneme = youremail@pspbetapsi.com
password = correctpassword

Change username and password with the correct *working* email address. You should able to send receive with these email address using webmail/outlook.

I dont think that there is anything need to do with server as there are many other domains also which are using phpBB forum smoothly.

Please check it from your end.

[pspbetap]

On an extra note, I exported my entire database into a .sql.gz file, but when I go to import it, I recieve an error saying that my username (pspbetap, which is the core username) does not have access (from within phpMyAdmin). If I create the database within the control panel, when I go to import the database, it says "databasename already exists" and cannot proceed..etc. etc.

Any work around? (wanted to re-install phpBB and import my database so my usernames/posts were kept..which is where this originates from)

[pspbetap]

In the mean time, with my other problem, I've created a test username for the boards and a test e-mail for my domain.

Logins:

http://pspbetapsi.com/brothers/ (forums)
username: admintest
password: test1

http://pspbetapsi.com:2095/ (webmail)
username: admintest
password: test1

settings for e-mail:
mail.pspbetapsi.com

Please try to login and send a "mass e-mail" and you can see the error message I get. When I'm certain I have the right login information, I get a "Sender verify failed" error...when the login is incorrect, I get something about an authentication error.

[Manuel_]

Someone need to chcek smtp.php file. Accuweb support is good ask there staff.