Godaddy Email SMTP Google Questions

[vacatering]

I think I have read almost every thread on how terrible godaddy is and nobody can get the smtp settings to work. So my theory was to use gmail smtp server (because now it will send through your own [email protected]) I got that part set up and used as a test sent an email straight through gmail. And it comes from my [email protected] perfect. But I can not get the smtp settings inside oscommerce to connect with gmail. SO has anyone ever gotten osCommerce to send emails with smtp using goDaddys smtpout.secureserver.net or connected it to a gmail account successfully. If I could get either to work that would be great becuase this is basically the only thing stopping me from getting my store live.

[BryceJr]

This ->thread might help.

[Guest]

I have always used Godaddy, Domains, Hosting, Email .......has 9 OSC stores running and have never had problem with my SMTP.

 

 

Chris

[vacatering]

I have always used Godaddy, Domains, Hosting, Email .......has 9 OSC stores running and have never had problem with my SMTP.

 

 

Chris

 

I have the smtp auth contribution loaded in, I used the 28 sept 08 for google file. This was when I was trying to use the google workaround loop basically. But if i could just use the godaddy smtp server that would be nice. http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/901

 

 

Unfortunately I have a Windows not Linux Server, and I have tried almost every possible setting in the admin options. I did just recently look at the server info under admin--tools, and i saw that the php core has the smtp_out=relay-hosting.secureserver.net as opposed to smtpout.secureserver.net like Godaddy tells you to use. And i also see that the smtpport is set to 25, I am on Cox and I know that they block port 25. So is it possible to edit this file to port 80 or 3535, and then would my mail magically work?

[Guest]

Ryan,

 

 

I was on a windows server as well, for 2 days............I had godaddy switch me to a linux server. Windows servers are.......well, enough said.

 

Good luck

 

 

 

Chris

[vacatering]

It is that simple, they can just switch it over. Do I have to reprogram the whole store and other parts of my website. Or does it just switch to linux and then work?

[♥mdtaylorlrim]

I am on Cox and I know that they block port 25.

That has nothing to do with your go daddy server

So is it possible to edit this file to port 80 or 3535, and then would my mail magically work?

No. But you might try port 587. Most secure smtp hosts use port 587.

 

Isn't this like the third thread on this same subject?

[vacatering]

So i switched to linux server. completely fresh smtp auth osc2.2rca2 contrib install.

 

E-Mail Transport Method smtp

E-Mail Linefeeds CRLF

Use MIME HTML When Sending Emails true

Verify E-Mail Addresses Through DNS false

Send E-Mails true

SMTP Server Host Address smtpout.secureserver.net

SMTP Server EHLO / HELO Name domain.com

SMTP Server Port Number 80

SMTP Authentication Required true

SMTP Authentication Username [email protected]

SMTP Authentication Password *****************

 

 

This setting does not throw an error code, it says they are being delivered but they actually arent. Ports 25/3535, the other settings godaddy says to use, both throw socken connection refused errors.

[eaochoac]

I found a solution for godaddy and oscommerce email / smtp problems

 

This is what i did:

Installed and configured the smtp module with the parameters below, teh email from the admin part was working, but not the contact_us.php so,

I changed the contact us email part in contact_us from

tep_mail(STORE_OWNER, STORE_OWNER_EMAIL_ADDRESS, EMAIL_SUBJECT, $enquiry, $name, $email_address);

 

to

 

$mimemessage = new email(array('X-Mailer: osCommerce'));

// add the message to the object

$mimemessage->add_text("Contact US:".$enquiry. " Email:".$email_address." Address:".$address);

$mimemessage->build_message();

$mimemessage->send($name, STORE_OWNER_EMAIL_ADDRESS, '', STORE_OWNER_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'Contact US from:'.$name);

 

or whaterver way or shape you prefer.

 

Notice the following:

The sender address should be a known address from the domain, in this case : STORE_OWNER_EMAIL_ADDRESS. I think this is the root of all the poblems.

 

Edwin Antonio Ochoa

 

So i switched to linux server. completely fresh smtp auth osc2.2rca2 contrib install.

 

E-Mail Transport Method smtp

E-Mail Linefeeds CRLF

Use MIME HTML When Sending Emails true

Verify E-Mail Addresses Through DNS false

Send E-Mails true

SMTP Server Host Address smtpout.secureserver.net

SMTP Server EHLO / HELO Name domain.com

SMTP Server Port Number 80

SMTP Authentication Required true

SMTP Authentication Username [email protected]

SMTP Authentication Password *****************

 

 

This setting does not throw an error code, it says they are being delivered but they actually arent. Ports 25/3535, the other settings godaddy says to use, both throw socken connection refused errors.

[bpopelar]

GoDaddy does not allow outbound SMTP connections from a webserver, so you cannot use a gmail or any other email server except the one provided by Godaddy (smtpout.secureserver.net).

 

The description of email working on only one side of the osCommerce based website general means the SMTP Auth email contribution was not installed correctly (usually the files were only installed on one side and not the other).

 

Ben

[abc_123]

I modified a add-on and have it working:

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/901