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[meanieme]

the past month my phpBB 2.0.6 forum's email is no longer working....folks aren't getting email notifications of topics they subscribe to nor getting emails for them to retrieve their forgotten usernames or passwords

this is the setting in my phpBB control panel:

Use SMTP Server for email No
SMTP Server Address localhost
SMTP Username <blank>
SMTP Password <blank>

any help please? thanks

[meanieme]

i forgot to add that what's interesting is that I still am able to receive these email notifications because my email address is the same domain as my website

but no one else can

[tarantula]

i'm not sure why exactly it wont work....it should just be using the php mail() function...but try saying yes to using smtp and keep it as localhost (won't require un/pw)...might work...hope that helps.

[Code3TJ]

Are you sure it's not working? My email has been bounced regularly by spam filters. Also, depends what server you're on since some of them are blacklisted. Oh yeah, you should upgrade to 2.0.11.

[OdorCide]

I had that problem and had to turn on the smtp authentication, along with my username/password and problem was solved.

[meanieme]

I had that problem and had to turn on the smtp authentication, along with my username/password and problem was solved.

hey can you teach me how/where to find username and password? i believe that may be the problem since i don't have smtp authentication turned on now.....username/password is left blank right now

[OdorCide]

I use the same username/password that I log onto cPanel with, seems to work for me.

[kyletech]

Best way I can think of, purchase vBulletin