php email v.s. SMTP email

[Leonardg]

Having assorted problems using SMTP emails (notifications, messages, etc.). Our bulletin board is hosted on a datacenter NT web server & I have the SMTP pointing to our MC-Exchange server at a different location.

As long as the domain is the same as our Exchange server (igreat.com) like [email protected], the recipient gets the message. Only if not in the same domain like [email protected] does it not work.

Should I just try & use the 'native' PHP email? Is one better than the other?

(I did the vB diagnostics, works OK)

[Steve Machol]

The domain issue is server related. You'd have to fix this on the server level.

Try PHP mail and see if you have the same problem.

[Leonardg]

php Email vs SMTP email

I switched the settings to use PHP email and seems to work OK now.

Any things I need to watch for when using PHP email? (We have a very lightly loaded site, little email)

Thanks again !

[Steve Machol]

That should work fine. Do set this though:

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Email Options -> Enable "-f" Parameter -> Yes