Email not sending or recieving

[jayeshshiyani]

Hi Forum,

 

I have a problem, no email is being sent when a customer signs up, or if i try to send notifications or message from admin. Email is accepted as validate email through dns is false. i got a patch from constributions forum put it in but still the same problem do i need to insert the following in myphpadmin? i have this file which contains the follow sql script. havent tried as im bit scared it might mess it up. however if i do it do i need to change anything on here? can someone please advise...

 

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP Server Host address', 'EMAIL_SMTP_HOST_SERVER', 'smtp.mailserver.net', 'EMAIL SMTP HOST SERVER', '12', '10', NULL, now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP Server Helo (name ISP default empty) address', 'EMAIL_SMTP_HELO_SERVER', 'mailserver.net', 'EMAIL SMTP HELO SERVER', '12', '11', NULL, now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP Server Port (default 25) address', 'EMAIL_SMTP_PORT_SERVER', '25', 'EMAIL SMTP PORT SERVER', '12', '12', NULL, now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP Server use password address', 'EMAIL_SMTP_ACTIVE_PASSWORD', 'false', 'EMAIL SMTP ACTIVATE PASSWORD', '12', '13', 'tep_cfg_select_option(array(\'true\', \'false\'), ', now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP E-mail Username', 'EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME', 'e-mail usename', 'EMAIL SMTP USERNAME', '12', '14', NULL, now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('SMTP E-mail Password', 'EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD', 'e-mail password', 'EMAIL SMTP PASSWORD', '12', '15', NULL, now());

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) values ('SMTP Name address to use protocol SMTP', 'EMAIL_SMTP_NAME', '[email protected]', 'EMAIL SMTP NAME ADDRESS', '12', '16', NULL, now());

[thewhere]

Did you ever fix your email problem?