Trouble setting up smtp

[devin178]

I fill in all the information in the host, username, and password. Every time i send a test message i get Sent test mail to: name@domain.com failed.

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# To use a SMTP please give your server hostname here, leave it blank to use the standard
# PHP mail() command.
define("PHPMAILERHOST",server');

# if you want to use smtp authentication when sending the email uncomment the following
# two lines and set the username and password to be the correct ones
$phpmailer_smtpuser = 'name@domain.com';
$phpmailer_smtppassword = 'password';

i also change the port to 587 in lists/admin/phpmailer/class.smtp.php and lists/admin/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php.

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class SMTP
{
    /**
     *  SMTP server port
     *  @var int
     */
    var $SMTP_PORT = 587;

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 /**
     *  Sets the default SMTP server port.
     *  @var int
     */
    var $Port        = 587;

and i still get the error. I really appreciate if anyone can help me. Thank you

[duncanc]

If you are using phplist 3.0.0. then no need to make those code changes as there is a port setting in config.php

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# define('PHPMAILERPORT',25);

and you probably need to enable the SSL setting

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define("PHPMAILER_SECURE",'ssl');

Take a close look at all of the settings in the config.php file.

Otherwise if you are still using phplist 2.10.x then it doesn't support secure smtp, so I suggest upgrading.

[devin178]

I did a clean update to version 3.0, and i did what you said changing the setting in config but im still getting the same error Sent test mail to: name@domain.com failed

Also the domain I'm using is not the same as my hosting domain. Idk if that has anything to do with it

[superiordesign]

I'm experiencing the same problem. I also tried chaning the configuration to use my ISP's sendmail mailing program but it only displays the script code when I try to send my password (for example) as I can't even log in to the admin page.

[devin178]

I even upgrade it to version 3.0, it still not working. my phplist is hosted on domain1.com and the email address I'm using to send is on domain2.com. I have the correct smtp set up, i don't see the problem why it would not send and keep getting the Sent test mail to: example@example.com FAILED.

Is there something i need to modified on Phplist, or theres an problem with my email address. BTW I set up my email address using different mail client using the same smtp and never got a problem.

[duncanc]

You can try enabling debug to get more information.

In file admin/sendemaillib.php find this line. It is line 707 in the file for phplist 3.0.0

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  $mail = new PHPlistMailer($messageid,$destinationemail);


Then add this line immediately after

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  $mail->SMTPDebug = 2;


When you send a test message there will be some output on the screen that hopefully will explain the problem.