Some email clients aren't receiving oscommerce mails

[skipunda]

Hi,

 

I have a feeling that the reason some clients aren't getting my oscommerce emails is either there is an error in the sending format defined in mail.php or more worryingly because my A records or MX records aren't correct.

Isn't it a requirement that all mails recipient addresses require that they are registered with something? If your oscommerce site's mail method isn't registered then your emails will be given a threat level based on the content. If not a threat level, they will just be ignored by recipient email service, such as Hotmail.

 

To test this theory I sent a 'wishlist'. It appeared in a Gmail account, Virgin Media account but not a Hotmail one.

 

What are your thoughts on this? Is this a common thing, something that can be solved in mail.php or does it go deeper than that?

[skipunda]

just to tack on the end I AM using an email alias when sending mail (found in configuration.php)

 

like this:

 

My Store <[email protected]>

 

also, My Email Options look like this:

 

Email Transport Method sendmail

Email Linefeeds LF

Use MIME HTML When Sending Emails False

Verify EMail Addresses Through DNS False <-- I dont think I want this, might delete

Send Emails True

[skipunda]

Just found my mail server does not have an SPF record.

 

My question now is: What are the two email types and which should I use if I have a dedicated webserver with inbuilt SMTP address.

 

This will go a long way to solving the issue here.