Is there a built-in fail/fallback and also php mail issue?

  • Resolved birdog123

    (@birdog123)


    8 years, 10 months ago

    Hi,

    Thanks for the plugin!

    Here is a link for the 2 screenshots:

    http://postimg.org/gallery/nyceo67c/1685b493/

    Item #1:
    Is there a built-in fail/fallback in case for ANY reason the mail fails from any WP install or plugin etc so it will use the standard wp mail or php mail etc? If so, how can we set that up? If not, could you add that as a option in the setting to select and then have optional notices to let us know when the failsafe backup is used so we can look into any issues (notices could be turned off and on)?

    Item #2:

    The wizard recommended doing a Google API (port 443) with a client id and secret. We are wanting to send from smtp.mandrill.com. After going through the setup, the connection test, notifications, and email test all went OK. But, when sending out a test email from a eNewsletter plugin (by WPMUDEV), the test fails. I have the setting on php mail as that is the only option. All smptp settings will not work. This is with Go Daddy hosting on a WP managed host account FYI.

    Please let us know.

    🙂

    Good work it looks like!

    Greg

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/postman-smtp/

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  • Plugin Author Jason Hendriks

    (@jasonhendriks)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Is there a built-in fail/fallback in case for ANY reason the mail fails

    No. Take the case of Gmail, if the WordPress server started using an incorrect SMTP server this could cause SPF violations and the domain would lose reputation with Google. Thus there is potential that such a feature would inadvertently get the domain blacklisted or all email would be marked as Spam.

    We are wanting to send from smtp.mandrill.com… This is with Go Daddy hosting on a WP managed host account FYI.

    GoDaddy blocks all SMTP ports. The only way to use Mandrill with Go Daddy is to use the wpMandrill plugin with the Mandrill API. I have plans to integrate the Mandrill API into Postman, possibly for 1.7.

    Thread Starter birdog123

    (@birdog123)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Jason,

    Ok. Sounds good on Mandrill.

    I already had been using Mandrill app before trying yours.

    It works pretty good, but the only issue is that with the wpmudev eNewsletter plugin it will not work with the smtp settings direct (it will on other sites but not this one). So, I am forced to select PHP mail. See screenshot here:

    http://postimg.org/gallery/nyceo67c/1685b493/

    Do you any ideas why the Mandrill plugin will not pick up this eNewsletter php mail to send via Mandrill? It sends all other email from the site except eNewsletter plugin with php mail selected? Do you know of any workarounds to get it to work via Mandrill app plugin (any code to ad to the site or anything at all you can think of to force it to use the Mandrill app plugin to send like all other plugins and the site overall)?

    ***The above issue is what prompted me to try your Postmand SMTP just FYI.

    Here is the plugin:
    https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/e-newsletter/

    🙂

    Greg

    Plugin Author Jason Hendriks

    (@jasonhendriks)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    the wpmudev eNewsletter plugin it will not work with the smtp settings direct

    It will. You just have to know what they are. By default PHP mail is:
    server : localhost
    auth : none
    encryption : none

    Using the SMTP option with those settings is identical to using the PHP mail option.

    Do you any ideas why the Mandrill plugin will not pick up this eNewsletter php mail to send via Mandrill?

    My guess is the eNewsletter plugin does not use the WordPress mail function to send mail. By using PHP mail directly, it is not compatible with either Postman or Mandrill. Try asking the author to make it WordPress mail-compatible.

    Thread Starter birdog123

    (@birdog123)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Jason,

    Nice advice. Thanks. I will.

    Just curious, is there code that could be put in the functions.php to force all php mail to send via wp mail perhaps (or similar)?

    🙂

    Plugin Author Jason Hendriks

    (@jasonhendriks)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    It’s a premium plugin, so they are obliged to support you. I can’t see the source code so unfortunately I can offer any advice.

    Thread Starter birdog123

    (@birdog123)

    8 years, 10 months ago

    Jason,

    Right. Thanks.

    Cheers,

    Greg

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