Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

Hi,

php beginner here...
I'm having some trouble sending mail with php to hotmail/gmail
accounts. Other domains work fine (recieved email after 2 minutes).
Hotmail accounts do not receive the mail at all.

Does anyone have any experience/solution to this issue?

My code is below:

$message = "Click this (exact) link for activation: $link";
$message = wordwrap($message, 70);
$headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
$headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
$headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: Support \n";
$headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n";
$headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n";
$headers .= "X-Mailer: My mailer";

mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);

the $email variable is declared outside this code. And works fine.

Regards,

Hush

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

On Jan 5, 3:32 am, Hush wrote:
> Hi,
>
> php beginner here...
> I'm having some trouble sending mail with php to hotmail/gmail
> accounts. Other domains work fine (recieved email after 2 minutes).
> Hotmail accounts do not receive the mail at all.
>
> Does anyone have any experience/solution to this issue?
>
> My code is below:
>
> $message = "Click this (exact) link for activation: $link";
> $message = wordwrap($message, 70);
> $headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
> $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
> $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
> $headers .= "Reply-To: Support \n";
> $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n";
> $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n";
> $headers .= "X-Mailer: My mailer";
>
> mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);
>
> the $email variable is declared outside this code. And works fine.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hush

Gmail doesn't like carriage returns (\r) at all. This could be
related? Here's a discussion I found regarding it.
http://www.bigroom.co.uk/blog/php-mail-and-gmail

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

On Jan 5, 3:32 am, Hush wrote:
> Hi,
>
> php beginner here...
> I'm having some trouble sending mail with php to hotmail/gmail
> accounts. Other domains work fine (recieved email after 2 minutes).
> Hotmail accounts do not receive the mail at all.
>
> Does anyone have any experience/solution to this issue?
>
> My code is below:
>
> $message = "Click this (exact) link for activation: $link";
> $message = wordwrap($message, 70);
> $headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
> $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
> $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
> $headers .= "Reply-To: Support \n";
> $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n";
> $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n";
> $headers .= "X-Mailer: My mailer";
>
> mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);
>
> the $email variable is declared outside this code. And works fine.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hush

One more issue is that you may not have checked your spam folders.

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

On Jan 5, 4:46 am, flowover wrote:
> On Jan 5, 3:32 am, Hush wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > php beginner here...
> > I'm having some trouble sending mail with php to hotmail/gmail
> > accounts. Other domains work fine (recieved email after 2 minutes).
> > Hotmail accounts do not receive the mail at all.
>
> > Does anyone have any experience/solution to this issue?
>
> > My code is below:
>
> > $message = "Click this (exact) link for activation: $link";
> > $message = wordwrap($message, 70);
> > $headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
> > $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
> > $headers .= "Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1\n";
> > $headers .= "Reply-To: Support \n";
> > $headers .= "X-Priority: 1\n";
> > $headers .= "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n";
> > $headers .= "X-Mailer: My mailer";
>
> > mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);
>
> > the $email variable is declared outside this code. And works fine.
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Hush
>
> One more issue is that you may not have checked your spam folders.

Sorry for the broken reply into many posts. I just noticed you have
no From: field in your headers. This could annoy spam filters. Reply-
to is one thing, but they may be looking for a valid From: that is the
same domain you are sending the mail from.

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

> Gmail doesn't like carriage returns (\r) at all. This could be
> related? Here's a discussion I found regarding it.http://www.bigroom.co.uk/blog/php-mail-and-gmail

Hmm. Well \r isnt the problem, but I'm finding the article
interessting.

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:48:54 +0100, flowover wro=
te:
> On Jan 5, 4:46 am, flowover wrote:
>> On Jan 5, 3:32 am, Hush wrote:
>> > php beginner here...
>> > I'm having some trouble sending mail with php to hotmail/gmail
>> > accounts. Other domains work fine (recieved email after 2 minutes).=

>> > Hotmail accounts do not receive the mail at all.
>>
>> > Does anyone have any experience/solution to this issue?
>>
>> > My code is below:
>>
>> > $message =3D "Click this (exact) link for activation: $link=
";
>> > $message =3D wordwrap($message, 70);
>> > $headers =3D "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
>> > $headers .=3D "MIME-Version: 1.0\n";
>> > $headers .=3D "Content-type: text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-=
1\n";
>> > $headers .=3D "Reply-To: Support \n";
>> > $headers .=3D "X-Priority: 1\n";
>> > $headers .=3D "X-MSMail-Priority: High\n";
>> > $headers .=3D "X-Mailer: My mailer";
>>
>> > mail($email,$subject,$message,$headers);
>>
>> > the $email variable is declared outside this code. And works fine.
>>
>> > Regards,
>>
>> > Hush
>>
>> One more issue is that you may not have checked your spam folders.
>
> Sorry for the broken reply into many posts. I just noticed you have
> no From: field in your headers. This could annoy spam filters. Reply=
-
> to is one thing, but they may be looking for a valid From: that is the=

> same domain you are sending the mail from.

He has.....

Hotmail is notoriously difficult BTW, so check all servers for possible =
=

blacklisting, and there is some page @ hotmail where you can assure them=
=

you're not sending spam. If only I could remember/find the url somewhere=
....
-- =

Rik Wasmus

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

> Sorry for the broken reply into many posts. I just noticed you have
> no From: field in your headers. This could annoy spam filters. Reply-
> to is one thing, but they may be looking for a valid From: that is the
> same domain you are sending the mail from.

No problem:)

I have a From in my header:

$headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";

....

Kenny

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

> Hotmail is notoriously difficult BTW, so check all servers for possible
> blacklisting, and there is some page @ hotmail where you can assure them
> you're not sending spam. If only I could remember/find the url somewhere...


My search has begun:)

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

On Jan 5, 5:00 am, Hush wrote:
> > Sorry for the broken reply into many posts. I just noticed you have
> > no From: field in your headers. This could annoy spam filters. Reply-
> > to is one thing, but they may be looking for a valid From: that is the
> > same domain you are sending the mail from.
>
> No problem:)
>
> I have a From in my header:
>
> $headers = "From: supp...@xxx.com\n";
>
> ...
>
> Kenny

Sorry I'm blind.

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

> Hotmail is notoriously difficult BTW, so check all servers for possible
> blacklisting, and there is some page @ hotmail where you can assure them
> you're not sending spam. If only I could remember/find the url somewhere...

My domain is new and hasn't aired yet, so could this still be an
issue?

Hush

Re: Problem using mail() when sending to hotmail/gmail...

The problem was that the host was blacklisted.

Solution:

I'm sending the mail through a different server that I own.

Thanks for the help.

Hush