Hi,
I'm using a form builder package (it is not a dnn module).
The package generates the following files:

.html file
.php file
.xml file
.swf file

I have used an iframe module and pointed it to the .html fiel.
The form displays and works OK, but when i come to 'submit' the form i get the following error message:

Warning: mail() [function.mail]: Failed to connect to mailserver at "localhost" port 25,
verify your "SMTP" and "smtp_port" setting in php.ini or use ini_set() in
D:\WebRoot\Domains\nutonikmusicproduction.com\wwwroot\Portals\0\Form\nutonikform.php on line 174
Cannot send email!
Either sendmail or smtp is not properly configured on your system.
Please contact your hosting provider to correct this problem.

I have contacted my hosting provider and they told me to change the host settings-advanced settings-SMTP server settings-SMTP server and port - to mail.mydomainname.com.
I have changed this and it is still no good, i just get the same error message as before.
I am thinking that it is because i am not using a dnn module.

Does anybody have any ideas?

Thanks,
Matt.

Having changed the SMTP server settings, have you clicked the "test" link to the right of the "SMTP server and port" text box? If you do so, you'll be able to determine if DotNetNuke can send an email to the host's email address. That will tell you if you've got SMTP configured correctly in DotNetNuke.

Hi,
I've tried to send a 'test email' through the advanced settings.
I have set up the following:
SMTP server and port - mail.nutonikmusicproduction.com
Host email - support@nutonikmusicproduction.com
In the 'Helm' i have set up email forwarding from support@nutonikmusicproduction.com to nutonik@hotmail.co.uk
But i am NOT getting an email when i hit the 'test email' button.
I do get the red text saying that the email has been sent successfully but i do not receive an email.
Why do you think this is?
Is the host email the email address that the test email has been sent to or am i looking in the wrong place?

Thankyou,
Matt.

Yes, the test message should be delivered to the email address specified in the host settings. If you haven't received the message then it either didn't get to the first address, or it wasn't forwarded to the second address.

But, the fact that you got a success indication shows that DotNetNuke did connect to and send a message via your SMTP server.

As for your original question, you probably have a working SMTP server. But you still have the problem that your php form didn't connect to it. You'll have to look further for that. Has this form worked outside of DotNetNuke?

I don't think the php form will be able to connect to DNN to use it's smtp settings, you will somehow have to specify the settings in the php form (I don't know how you do this).

If you wish to setup email working with DNN check out:

How to set up email in DotNetNuke

How to send Newsletters in DotNetNuke

Thanks,