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php script e-mails to some addresses but not others

         

sodani

3:14 am on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I have a mail script that I'm using on my drupal cms installation where people can fill out a form and when they submit it, it sends the contents to me in an e-mail. It successfully mails to 2 of my e-mail addresses (gmail and yahoo) but not to a third one - alias@domain.com. Does anyone know why this might be?

jatar_k

4:12 am on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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if you don't receive emails it usually has to do with headers or mail config and the email getting sent to spam or just getting burned

sodani

12:11 pm on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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How would I know if they're getting burned? I know that they're not getting marked as spam because I checked the spam folder.

barns101

4:12 pm on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Some email providers (e.g. Hotmail) will sometimes simply delete emails received from domains without valid PTR records. You don't receive a bounce notification and the email never even reaches the spam folder.

justgowithit

5:47 pm on Jul 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Why do you need to send info to so may emails? Why not send to a single web-based email (like Yahoo) and then use a third-party app like Eudora or Outlook to check it?

Granted, it's more of a work-around than a solution - but it will solve your problem. I always try to remove any variables that I cannot control. Third-party SPAM settings would fall into this category.

sodani

2:31 pm on Jul 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Some email providers (e.g. Hotmail) will sometimes simply delete emails received from domains without valid PTR records. You don't receive a bounce notification and the email never even reaches the spam folder.

It's actually an xyz@mydomain.com address that's not receiving the e-mail. I guess I should check with that web host.

Why do you need to send info to so may emails? Why not send to a single web-based email (like Yahoo) and then use a third-party app like Eudora or Outlook to check it?

It's because it's for a business and I prefer that the e-mails go to the business domain and then respond from that domain.