RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ4 form-tomail scripts problem

["Phil Beynon" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> My ISP installed a new spam filtering mail server and ever since then the
> output from the form-to-mail scripts on our RAQ4's has been filtered out.
> The scripts are still working when directed to a different ISP or a
> mailbox on the RAQ. We use several different scripts and the problem is
> the same for all.
>
> ISP tech suport came up with this:
> ----------------------------------------------
> Whatever is generating these is incorrectly adding an AUTH statement to
> the "MAIL FROM:" command: MAIL FROM: <httpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> AUTH=httpd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This is an incorrect format, and I am not
> aware of any mail client or server software that would make such an
> error. Whatever is generating these messages is not programmed
> correctly.
>
> This suggests that the problem lies not with the script but with the
> hosting server that the script is running on. I suggest a good starting
> point would be to verify your smtp settings on that server.
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> For comparison - here's the headers from a message sent to a RAQ mailbox:
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Return-Path: <httpd>
> Received: (from httpd@localhost)
> 	by ns.modelnet.co.uk (8.10.2/8.10.2) id i3GB5cx31346;
> 	Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:05:38 +0100
> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:05:38 +0100
> From: httpd <httpd>
> Message-Id: <200404161105.i3GB5cx31346@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ned@xxxxxxx
> Subject: form script test
> X-Priority: 1
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
> X-PMFLAGS: 34095744 0 1 PA4Z96NB.CNM
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> Nothing has been changed on the RAQ during this period.
>
> Is their response sensible? If so, what can I change to resolve the issue?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil

I posted a neat PHP form to email script a couple of weeks ago, it gives a
really nice build on the headers and will force the domain name to whatever
you want via the sendmail -f option.
Try using that off a test page and see if it gets through, should do, then
just rework the page with the form to use it if it does.

Phil


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