Need help with sendmail

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Need help with sendmail

Karabaja

9:07 pm on Aug 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

I wasn't sure where to place this so I posted in this section. I am using vbulletin forum software. Now what I would like to know how could I set up email so that when it sends message to new members the message has "name" in from field instead of email address. At the moment it just shows email address in from field like webmaster@domain.com
I would like it to display "Site Name" instead of that address and webmaster@domain.com for address. I am sure it is possible but I don't know how. Any help would be appreciated. I tried asking on couple of sites already but didn't get any replies yet.

Karabaja

11:55 pm on Aug 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

Actually I just realized that it does have site title in sender field in welcome email to new members. But it doesn't when I send emails from admin panel. Is there a way I could define what sendmail will enter in from: field for a specific email adress. So that emails sent from admin panel have Site title in sender field too?

[edited by: Karabaja at 11:56 pm (utc) on Aug. 3, 2006]

coopster

1:48 pm on Aug 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, Karabaja.

I'm not familiar with vbulletin nor the language in which it is written but in most server-side scripting languages you can set mail headers prior to invoking the sendmail utility. Have you tried the vbulletin support forums or read their documentation for direction on this?

Karabaja

11:52 pm on Aug 4, 2006 (gmt 0)

It is in php. And it has email.php script in admin folder that handles this. I tried search on vbulletin pages but that didn't help. All automatic emails like pm notification or welcome email have forum title instead of name. But emails sent to users by admin from admin panel just have webmaster email address.

You have an option entering anything in from field before email is sent. But whatever I enter other then webmaster email address email is not sent. At least it is not received in hotmail account. I tried sending to my isp email and it gets there whatever I enter in from field. It doesn't have to be email address at all. If I enter "site title" then sender I get in my email is the way I want it "site title" but then return email is just "site title@domain.com". Maybe I could format it somehow in from field so that it shows site title and correct email address but I am not sure how. If it is sent that way in automatic emails then it should be possible.

But never mind, if no one has any suggestions I can check with them. I just figured it is probably not issue with the software itself.