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1. tomasi514
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am trying to make newsletter plugins work on my website (hosted externally by a hosting company: netfirms).
   I have error messages when I am testing the email sending:
   

   fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to

   1) Is this strictly a problem with the hosting company?
   2) If yes, is there something to ask them?

   Thanks!

2. whooami
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   whats the stuff after..?

3. tomasi514
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   my smtp infos:

   fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to tls://smtp.domainname.com:587 (Permission denied)

4. tomasi514
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   whooami, you left me?
   Did I say something wrong here?
   ;)

5. tomasi514
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Still no answer here?

6. Dave333
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Did you get a resolution here?

   I have a feeling tht the only wayto solve this is for your host to allow the fsockopen function. It seems that hosts are turning this off as they see if as a vulnerability.

   I have the same problem now and am looking for a solution. There arer other alternative options to fsockopen such as cURL but i don't know how to implement that.

   If anyone know please post here.

7. tomasi514
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for answer Dave, yeah, definitely the problem is with hosting company, nothing seams to be possible for me here.

   If you know more "liberal" hosting companies, please let me know...

8. Dave333
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Yes, I do know of a very good hosting company. I have moved all my sites off that old host, which was causing me many headaches. They were incredibly unhelpful and created a number of problems with my account. This company is called 3ix and I advise everyone to avoid them like the plague.

   I moved to Bluehost several months ago and have not had a single problem.

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