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Hello,

i've freshly set up my blog - so it's still under construction - using the most current version of serendipity. I've also installed the Contactform plugin and integrated it into a static page. The problem is that even without any spamprotection (currently it's installed) i am not able to send a comment through the form.

http://jobaztag.free.fr/index.php?/pages/contact.html

It returns either:
Warning: mail() [function.mail]: IP banned in /mnt/145/sda/4/0/jobaztag/include/functions.inc.php on line 526

or similar messages with email classified as spam...

Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Johannes

Hi!

You need to check back with your provider, it seems that his mailserver on the webserver is not behaving properly. This error is related to the PHPs mail() function which Serendipity uses - so it's not a fault of the application, but of the server setup itself.

HTH,
Garvin

Hi again,

thanks for the quick answer. Just for my knowledge: is there any option where i can setup up the servers and / or accounts which should be used for the mail function or is this completely in the hands of my provider?

Thanks again,

Johannes

Hi!

Sadly this is completely up to the MTA setup of your server, and thus in the hands of the server admin.

Best regards,
Garvin

Ok,

thanks for your answers. I guess i have to figure out another way to integrate it.

Are there any other ways to integrate a sort of a form which will be send by mail? (plain html or other)?

Thanks again,
Johannes

Hi!

Sadly most applications I know of directly use the php mail() function, because it's not really easy to contact a foreign SMTP mailserver. To send a mail you would need access to a SMTP mailserver with your credentials, and usually your provider's SMTP is the only one you have available.

So this is a very basic problem on your server, which every other contact form plugin would also have, running on the same connections...

HTH,
Garvin