Add the from field to the mail function

[esbon]

wouldn't it be nice to have a place in the config.php file where you could add an email address to make it appear in the header Return_Path of you emails you send?

[simonb]

wouldn't it be nice to have a place in the config.php file where you could add an email address to make it appear in the header Return_Path of you emails you send?

How about if it was part of the lindividual list configuration? Right now is seems to default to the site admin. I have commented out the code that was doing this for now as it is better the field defaults to nothing rather than I risk getting loads of emails everytime a list admin forgets to change it.

[duncan]

I use the following inserted into send_core.php just before the creation of the from line. The array would be better in the config file. It allows a standard list of addresses for the from address - stops me making mistakes with typing

I think it might be a handy option probably an if dependent on the config to determine which way to make the addresses

Cheers Duncan

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$addresses=array("Sender1  email@domain.co.nz",
    "Sender2 email2@domain.co.nz","Sender3 email@domain.co.nz");

$dropdownaddresses = '<select name = from >';
if(htmlentities($from)!="")
  {
  $from_addr_sel ='<option selected>'.htmlentities($from).'</option>';
  }
else
   $from_addr_sel = "";

$dropdownaddresses .= from_addr_sel;

for ($i=0;$i<sizeof($addresses);$i++)
  {
  if (htmlentities($from)!=$addresses[$i])
    {
    $dropdownaddresses .= '<option>'.$addresses[$i].'</option>';
    };
  };
$dropdownaddresses .='</select>';



Then its just replacing the line that set the from address

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<tr><td><?php echo Help("from")?> From line:</td><td><input type=text name=from value="<?php echo htmlentities($from)?>" size=40></td></tr>


with

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<tr><td><?php echo Help("from")?> From line:</td><td><?php echo($dropdownaddresses)?> </td></tr>


[bugsmi0]

something like this should be standard on a mail list or at least the ability to set up a default From: address, its very surprising as long as phplist has been around that simple features like this haven't been included, maybe next release,

I am unable to figure out where to put this code of yours, you mentioned before the creation of the from line there's so much code makes my eyes spin lol

does this get merted with other code or does it stand alone

[duncan]

Hi

The code is merged into the the existing page so if you are not comfy with it probably don't do it. In principle all its doing is finding the HTML for the FROM field and replacing it with a prepopulated drop down box

The mod it needs is for the names on the list to come from the Config.php file - I can probably edit a file for you but you would need to tell me which version you are using and what names you wanted. But as you can tell by my reply time I don't get enough time to give regular help

Cheers Duncan

[WhiteSquaw]

Many hosters set Return_Path in php.ini.

[robreuland]

Not for nothing but this forum is a pain in the arse to post in--my posts keep getting blocked because I'm a newbie here and and "posting URLs" in my posts. Which I'm not.

But anyway, I fixed this problem (on a Mac Xserve, which I administer), by opening php.ini (created from the etc/php.ini. default) and uncommenting the sendmail_path line and changing it to read:
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -fnoreply-at-domain.name
Nb. that there is no space between the -f and the email address.
Restart apache by issuing sudo apachectl graceful and the new php.ini should load.

Thereafter mail sent from phplist shows the same address for return-path and errors to, and bounces get dropped into "noreply."

Haven't tried to process them yet, but fingers crossed!