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problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

I'm converting an html form from using formmail.pl to PHP FromMail Classic v1.07.2

I have knowledge of php, but cannot get this to work. I'm not getting errors output... It looks as though everything is working properly, but... I am not receiving the emails.

Tested the email account and it seems to be fine.

server: UNIX
form: http://www.contenti.com/order_catalogTEST.html

I setup the recipient as a randomly generated 64bit key and the key passed by the html form matches the key in the formmail script.

- peter

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problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

I would check with your server admin. Have them check the logs to see if the email is actually getting to sendmail/the smtp server.

-Andrew Riley

Posted by Andrew M Riley on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 02:19.

problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

I have looked at the sendmail logs (I'm on a dedicated server) but I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for.

I sent a test email using the old formmail.pl script, then sent another using the new php formmail script. I got a reply "thank you for your submission" from the perl script and I can locate it in the log file by matching the Message-id. But how can I tell if the email from the php script was sent if I don't have a message-id to look for in the log file?

If it makes a difference, I have SpamAssassin running at a conservative level (required score is set to 10.0)

- peter

Posted by nassoit on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 14:27.

problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

Ahh, check your spam then. If I remember properly SA marks mail from phpformmail using "buggy script".

As for your sendmail logs, look for an email being sent at the time you submitted it going to the address in your formmail.php

-Andrew Riley

Posted by Andrew M Riley on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 15:53.

problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

I should have mentioned that I have already checked my spam folders... and no luck. I have SA set to "mark" incoming spam but still delivery it. The email is just not coming through.

As for checking the log at the specific time the form was processed... I have lots of mail going through the server, so it's extremely difficult to locate the exact second the form was processed. Ah, but maybe I could send the email to an account that isn't used for other purposes. Should be easier to pinpoint then.

I'll let you know what I find. Thanks.

Posted by nassoit on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 16:02.

problem(s) converting from FormMail.pl

Okay, so it looks as though it WAS SpamAssassin's fault. I disabled it and... viola!

Thanks for your help.

- peter

Posted by nassoit on Thu, 11/02/2006 - 17:10.