[BlueOnyx:08221] Re: Email Problems

[Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc]

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From: Mark McGavin


Recently i posted to the list about a problem with php mail function not 
working on a new box. This was finally solved by using the following in 
php.ini

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f postmaster at somedomain.com

I previously had two other boxes where this was not necessary and functioned 
fine with just sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail

Something has now changed on these boxes and i now have to use
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f postmaster at somedomain.com in 
order for the php mail function to work.

a new problem has cropped up on these two boxes. I use phplist to run three 
mailing lists. Previously i had bounce handling on each list managed by the 
script simply by setting up a mail box and specify a return path and bounce 
email address in the script. It worked great.

Now what happens is the return emails all come back to the postmaster email 
specified in php.ini, the settings in the script are being overwritten and 
bounce handling no longer works.

Any suggestions please. What worked fine once has stopped and has caused 
havoc with the mailing scripts!

Regards

Mark
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Mark

In the conf file for that site, try adding something like
<Directory /home/.sites/33/site5/web/phplist/>
  php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on
  php_admin_flag safe_mode off
  php_admin_value sendmail_path "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i -f bounces"
</Directory>

Where you'd have the actual patch in place of:  33/site5

And the actual username in place of  "bounces"

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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net