Not Sending Activation Email

[mrscot]

My new site doesn't mail the registration activation emails like it should. The pop window displays properly after I submit the registration form. All other email features work fine. I've tried different working emails and checked all junk folders.

Any ideas on what might be blocking them?

[Mark.B]

If other mails are going out, then ALL mails are going out, and the mail is being blocked as spam by your email provider.

[Wayne Luke]

The only way to tell is to view the Mail Server log. You have to ask your server administrator for this. With today's internet focused on SSL and security, I recommend using SMTP. If your hosting provider doesn't provide SMTP access, you can purchase such from many providers for as little as $5 a month.

[mrwhitee]

My host set the mail program to send out on the static ip with ssl. Its only 5.00 a month. I Cant guarantee that will work for everyone. Before that , hotmail and outlook.com refused to work and no bounceback either. They were just dropping the emails which really sucks on their part to not bounce it back but maybe they have a reason. Gmail is more lenient .

[mrscot]

If other mails are going out, then ALL mails are going out, and the mail is being blocked as spam by your email provider.

Thanks, the spam filter was the problem.