Email problems - please help

[gav_alexander]

Hi guys,

I have my site setup to email the customer when they place an order. However, my hosting company require authentication to their outgoing mail server - and I guess this is the reason that the mails only get sent some of the time.

I have spoken to the host and they cannot allow me to send without authenticating. Does anyone know of a workaround and secondly, is there going to be a patch or addition to v7 that allow authentication to smtp servers?

A very agitated Gavin.

[NormanRouxel]

I've done a patch that allows sendmail (or whatever e-mail transport) is available on the server instead of SMTP. Details at www.rouxel.cwc.net/actinicstuff.html

Norman