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1 Re: mail support for Win32
Philipp
From: Vienna, Austria
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mail support for Win32
No, as far I remember this will not work with SMTP servers that require auth. Another alternative is http://www.blat.net which is a sendmail replacement for Windows and supports SMTP auth, but I never tried this.
The is very rarely. Most PHP applications are using only the mail() function.
Another possible workaround. You could use phpBB for the registrations.
I put "mail.specforce.net" (the working mail server, but on another machine on the LAN) instead of "localhost", but I still don't receive mail from ST. (The SMTP server needs auth..) Any way to make it work?
No, as far I remember this will not work with SMTP servers that require auth. Another alternative is http://www.blat.net which is a sendmail replacement for Windows and supports SMTP auth, but I never tried this.
I have a test setup of phpBB and the mail function from that worked great because it lets me specify all the SMTP settings I need.
The is very rarely. Most PHP applications are using only the mail() function.
Another possible workaround. You could use phpBB for the registrations.
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I'd rather not have to install a SMTP server on the web server. Plus, I already have a working SMTP server on my LAN..
I put "mail.specforce.net" (the working mail server, but on another machine on the LAN) instead of "localhost", but I still don't receive mail from ST. (The SMTP server needs auth..) Any way to make it work?
(FYI: I have a test setup of phpBB and the mail function from that worked great because it lets me specify all the SMTP settings I need..)
Originally posted by Philipp:
I do have a 3rd party SMTP program (SMTPto) for WinNT, but it's not a direct mail replacement. Any way around this or am I stuck?
Storyteller CMS is using the PHP mail() function to sending out emails. You need to add a SMTP server to your php.ini to enable mail:
SMTP = localhost ; for win32 only
sendmail_from = me@localhost.com ; for win32 only
In case you need a free mail server for Windows NT:
http://www.mailenable.com/standard_edition.asp
I'd rather not have to install a SMTP server on the web server. Plus, I already have a working SMTP server on my LAN..
I put "mail.specforce.net" (the working mail server, but on another machine on the LAN) instead of "localhost", but I still don't receive mail from ST. (The SMTP server needs auth..) Any way to make it work?
(FYI: I have a test setup of phpBB and the mail function from that worked great because it lets me specify all the SMTP settings I need..)
1 Re: mail support for Win32
Philipp
From: Vienna, Austria
Administrator
1340From: Vienna, Austria
mail support for Win32
Storyteller CMS is using the PHP mail() function to sending out emails. You need to add a SMTP server to your php.ini to enable mail:
In case you need a free mail server for Windows NT:
http://www.mailenable.com/standard_edition.asp
You could either create or own security images (they are located at images/g*.png) or completely disable this function by removing the following code from register.php:
I do have a 3rd party SMTP program (SMTPto) for WinNT, but it's not a direct mail replacement. Any way around this or am I stuck?
Storyteller CMS is using the PHP mail() function to sending out emails. You need to add a SMTP server to your php.ini to enable mail:
SMTP = localhost ; for win32 only
sendmail_from = me@localhost.com ; for win32 only
In case you need a free mail server for Windows NT:
http://www.mailenable.com/standard_edition.asp
Also, I'm finding that some of the security codes are so blurry (there seems to be some kind of shadow / outline around the characters) that you can't make them out, and users can't complete the registration process. Is that another Windows issue?
You could either create or own security images (they are located at images/g*.png) or completely disable this function by removing the following code from register.php:
if ($scode != $sout)
{
echo GetTemplate("register_error_scode");
FooterBlock();
exit;
}
I'm self-hosted on a WinNT box which has no built-in mail program. When new users register, the system doesn't send them the activation email.
I do have a 3rd party SMTP program (SMTPto) for WinNT, but it's not a direct mail replacement. Any way around this or am I stuck?
Also, I'm finding that some of the security codes are so blurry (there seems to be some kind of shadow / outline around the characters) that you can't make them out, and users can't complete the registration process. Is that another Windows issue?
These are 2 major issues I'd have to get working before I can switch over to ST..
I've looked at a lot of other CMS packages (free and commercial), and ST would fit my needs perfectly, if I can get everything working of course.