If I use STMP mail, how does that work?
What do I put for the hostname, port, username, and password?
Just want to know what exactly STMP is, and how you get it to work.
instead of using PHP's built in mail() function, which sends mail as the server and is sometimes disbaled by bhosts, using SMTP uses a specific mailbox and user just like using your personal email client at home. just set it up to use your email settings that you use at home and mybb will send email out via your mail account
What do I put for the port and hostname though?
(2010-11-08, 10:06 PM)Dialatic Wrote: [ -> ]What do I put for the port and hostname though?
There is no "one setting works for all"
Every provider's settings will be different. You have to check with your email provider for the settings to use. The most common email provider used for smtp is gmail since its one of the free providers and you can check their settings here:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answe...swer=13287
What if I use MSN messenger (hotmail).
While I have not tried hotmail's smtp in MyBB, I have no idea if hotmail even allows smtp for free accounts, but these are the settings so you can try them:
SMTP Server: smtp.live.com
Port: 587 (or 25)
Encryption: TLS (or SSL)
Use your full Hotmail email address and password for login credentials