in my forums i must use smtp method to send mails and it delivered to all the mail providers hotmail gmail yahoo etc and if i didn't use the smtp the mail will not be delivered

but there is some scripts that doesn't have smtp method in configration so it send the mails through the regular mail php function i think

tried a lot of scripts it's all has the same problem

so can anyone help

ALL emails are sent via SMTP.

Your host probably need to provide a reverse DNS lookup (PTR Record)

more info will help i don't know what is that

Do you know if the sendmail(); function is enabled on the server?

A PTR record is the opposite of an "A" record in the DNS zone file.

whereas an A record points a hostname to an IP. A PTR record maps an IP to a hostname.

thx for the help but:

@GordyMac mail function is working but no mails arrive

i tested it with this code

PHP Code:

<?php
$message = "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3";
mail('mail@mail.com', 'test subject', $message);
?>

when i tested it on hotmail yahoo gmail it didn't arrive
when i tested it on mail@mydomainname.com it arrived

@chrishirst

the problem is i'm newbie here so i can't understand what u talking about

Its not by chance getting filtered out in your junk mail?

i dont think that because three things
1- i closed the junk folder in hotmail.
2- i sent to 3 mail systems "hotmail, yahoo, gmail" if one of them filter it as junk i don't think all will
3- i had forums on the same server which is using phpbb3 and it deliver the mails only when smtp setting in the admincp are active

Hmmm ... ya got me... sorry my friend.. ya got me interested to know what is wrong now though..

Some of the things you need to stop Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL and other providers using server filtering with SpamAssassin or similar or having "blackhole" filtering (SpamHaus etc) from sending mail direct to junk are:

Correctly formatted headers for the From: and/or Sender: names.

The To: header being the actual recipient rather than "list member", "undisclosed recipients" or some other such generic entry with the actual recipient sent in the BCC field.

less than 50 names in the CC and/or BCC fields.

The sender IP having a reverse DNS lookup at the authoritative name server.

The "from" hostname having a SPF or TXT record in DNS.

Not all these are required, but at the very least rDNS and correct From: headers are essential